staurolatry

staurolatry
\\stȯˈrälə.trē\ noun (-es)
Etymology: Late Latin staurolatria, from Late Greek stauro- + Late Latin -latria -latry
: worship of the cross or crucifix

Satan's design in advancing staurolatry to the destruction of thousands of souls — Increase Mather


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