Word: Mariolatry
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: ma
ri
o
la
try
Definition: Adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mary to an extent regarded as inappropriate or even idolatrous.
Morphemes:
Affix: Mary
Language: en
Meaning: the Virgin Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ
Etymology Compounds: Affix: Maria
Language: la
Decoded: Maria
PoS: Proper noun
Meaning: Proper noun~ Mary (mother of Jesus)
Affix: -o-
Language: en
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: A linking vowel inserted interconsonantally between two morphemes, to ease pronunciation, without contributing to the meaning. It frequently joins words or of Ancient Greek or Classical Latin origin in the of New Latin and international scientific vocabulary but it can also be used to join modern terms and even abbreviations, either formally or informally.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -o-
Language: la
Decoded: -o-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Suffix forming nominal compounds (such as Gallo-Greek from Gallic and Greek ).
Affix: -latry
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: worship of
Etymology Compounds: Affix: λατρεία
Language: grc
Decoded: latreia
Meaning: service; worship