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DIABOLATRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does diabolatry mean? 

DIABOLATRY (noun)
  The noun DIABOLATRY has 1 sense:

1. the acts or rites of worshiping devilsplay

  Familiarity information: DIABOLATRY used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


DIABOLATRY (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The acts or rites of worshiping devils

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

demonolatry; devil-worship; diabolatry

Hypernyms ("diabolatry" is a kind of...):

worship (the activity of worshipping)

Derivation:

diabolism (a belief in and reverence for devils (especially Satan))


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