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Where does “ecclesiolatry” come from?

ecclesiolatry (English) comes from English ecclesio-, from Latin ecclēsia, from Ancient Greek ἐκκλησία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

ecclesiolatry (English): Excessive dedication to the church as an...

Definitions

  1. Excessive dedication to the church as an...

Ancestry of “ecclesiolatry”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishecclesio-church
2Latinecclēsia—
3Ancient Greekἐκκλησίαassembly; congregation, church
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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