Where does “helgondyrkande” come from?

helgondyrkande (Swedish) comes from Swedish helgon — saint a dead person recognised as holy.

helgondyrkande (Swedish): worshipping saints

Definitions

  1. worshipping saints

Ancestry of “helgondyrkande”, step by step

helgondyrkande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish helgon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhelgonsaint a dead person recognised as holy

via Swedish dyrkande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishdyrkande
Every word from Swedish helgon
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