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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesbibliolatra
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /bibliˈɔlatra/
"Il teologo ha criticato il bibliolatra per la sua interpretazione rigida e letterale."
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A person who treats the Bible with an uncritical or literalistic worship, often elevating the text itself above its spiritual or contextual meaning.
"Critics accused the fundamentalist preacher of being a bibliolater who worshiped the paper and ink rather than the divine message."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Greek 'biblion' (book) combined with 'latreia' (worship) via the suffix '-ator/-er'. Emerging in the 19th century, the term historically characterizes an individual accused of excessive, rigid, or literalistic veneration of the Bible, often at the expense of spiritual interpretation or critical analysis.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Bibliolater" is said worldwide
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bibliolâtre
Transliteration: /bi.bli.jɔ.latʁ/
"Il est souvent qualifié de bibliolâtre en raison de son attachement rigide au texte."
Bibliolatrist
Transliteration: /biblioˈlaːtʁɪst/
"Ein Bibliolatrist behandelt jeden Buchstaben der Heiligen Schrift als absolut unfehlbar."
bibliolatra
Transliteration: /bibliˈɔlatra/
"Il teologo ha criticato il bibliolatra per la sua interpretazione rigida e letterale."
bibliólatra
Transliteration: /biβliˈolatɾa/
"El crítico describió su postura doctrinal como la de un bibliólatra empedernido."
bibliólatra
Transliteration: /bi.biˈɔ.la.tɾɐ/
"Ele foi acusado de ser um bibliólatra por rejeitar qualquer contexto histórico."
बाइबल-पूजक
Transliteration: baibal-poojak
Script: बाइबल पूजक
"उस रूढ़िवादी वक्ता को एक बाइबल-पूजक के रूप में देखा जाता है।"
圣经崇拜者
Transliteration: shèngjīng chóngbàizhě
"他被批评为一个过于拘泥字句的圣经崇拜者。"
성서 숭배자
Transliteration: seongseo sungbaeja
"그 비평가는 그를 맹목적인 성서 숭배자로 규정했다."
聖書崇拝者
Transliteration: seisho suuhai-sha
"彼は文字通りの解釈に固執する聖書崇拝者だと批判された。"
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