Excessive reverence, worship, or devotion to bishops as if they were sacred or infallible; treating bishops as though they have god-like authority.
From Latin 'episcopus' (bishop) combined with Greek '-latria' (worship of). The suffix '-latry' creates nouns meaning excessive devotion to something, as in 'idolatry' or 'bibliolatry.'
This is a criticism word—it describes what opponents of strong episcopal authority said their enemies were guilty of! Medieval religious debates used this term to mock those who gave bishops too much power.
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