Mariolatry UK /ˌmɛːɹiˈɒlətɹi/US /ˌmɛɹiˈɑlətɹi/ noun1 •(offensive) Adoration or veneration of the Virgin Mary to an extent regarded as inappropriate or even idolatrous.Our great prophet has so ordered the revelation of God's will, and of the doctrines of life, that Christians have nothing to justify or excuse this Maryolatry,—this idolatrous exaltation of Mary. — 1843 formsMariolatries