miracle worship
/ˈmɪrəkəl ˌwɜrʃɪp/
noun
- The excessive admiration or veneration of miracles or miraculous events, often in a religious context.
- The preacher warned against miracle-worship, saying that faith should not depend on wonders.
- Some critics accused the group of miracle-worship, focusing too much on supernatural signs.
- Historians note that miracle-worship was common in medieval Europe.
- An attitude of believing in or expecting miracles too easily, without critical thinking.
- Miracle-worship can lead people to ignore practical solutions to problems.
- The article criticized the trend of miracle-worship in modern self-help culture.
- The scientist dismissed the claims as a form of miracle-worship, lacking evidence.
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