n. fundamentalism, the belief in the literal truth of the Bible
n. excessive reverence of the Bible, Qur'an, or other book
n. worship of the Bible or other book
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Book worship, esp. of the Bible; -- applied by Roman Catholic divines to the exaltation of the authority of the Bible over that of the pope or the church, and by Protestants to an excessive regard to the letter of the Scriptures.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. Worship or homage paid to books.
n. Specifically, excessive reverence for the letter of the Bible.
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n. the worship of the Bible
Word Usage
"The conservative strand of black religion is evident in what Harvard professor Peter Gomes calls "bibliolatry" -- the practice of worshiping the"