Miracle-worship (Noun)
Meaning
The worship of miracles.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The town's newly-constructed church was testimony to its history of miracle-worship that dated back to the Middle Ages.
- In a world of rapid scientific progress, miracle-worship seemed almost anachronistic, yet the crowds still flocked to see the latest alleged marvel.
- Critics claimed the charismatic healer was exploiting the masses by fueling their miracle-worship for financial gain.
- Despite having spent his career studying miracles, Father Michael still approached each new reported miracle with a mix of scientific skepticism and old-fashioned miracle-worship.
- Some of the adherents defended their faith as enlightened miracle-worship, one grounded in experience as much as scripture.