symbol worship
/ˈsɪmbəl ˌwɜrʃɪp/
noun
- The practice of treating a symbol as if it were the actual thing it represents, often in a religious or spiritual context.
- The historian wrote about how symbol-worship developed in early civilizations.
- Symbol-worship can occur when people focus too much on the physical cross rather than its meaning.
- Some critics accused the ancient cult of symbol-worship because they bowed to statues of their gods.
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