Diabolatry

/daɪˈæbələtri/ noun

Definition

The worship of devils or demons; devilish devotion or idolatry.

Etymology

From Greek diabolos (devil) + -latry (worship, from Greek latreia). Created in English theological writing to describe devil-worship or satanism.

Kelly Says

Diabolatry is a genuinely theological term from serious religious scholars—they used it to discuss heretical sects believed to worship Satan, though it remains one of the more unsettling -latry words in English.

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