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What does Mariolatry mean?

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Noun
  1. (derogatory) Worship (latria) of the Virgin Mary, i.e. more than the veneration which may be considered appropriate; used to disparage the Roman Catholic practice of veneration of Mary.
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These texts contribute to the ongoing debate about charges of Mariolatry in Sor Juana, charges that Sor Juana's inventive engagement with tradition ought to dismiss.
At the same time the gospel was finding its way into Genoa, a city devoted to Mariolatry.
Aren't these forms of papolatry and Mariolatry true and proper cults?
These holy women, who were held in very great esteem, prepared the way for the reception of Mariolatry.
Erik Thuno considers the spaces of devotion, identifying the building of centralized pilgrimage shrines around sacred images as characteristic of Renaissance Mariolatry.
It is significant that there is not a trace of Mariolatry in these tales and fables.

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