What does numerolatry mean?
Numerolatry means (religion) worship of numbers.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(religion) worship of numbers.
His warning would not have been necessary today for we have moved to the opposite pole and risk falling into 'numerolatry', the idolatrous worship of numbers.
René Padilla feels that the “excessive emphasis on numbers” in church growth becomes “numerolatry.”
What is the reason for this numerolatry, the worship of numbers?
I have even heard the use of numbers called “numerolatry,” a particularly serious accusation because it implies a form of idolatry.
My most extreme condemnation was a public affirmation thatIwas committing “numerolatry.” The literal sense of that word isthat I was actually worshiping numbers.
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Numerolatry means (religion) worship of numbers.
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His warning would not have been necessary today for we have moved to the opposite pole and risk falling into 'numerolatry', the idolatrous worship of numbers.
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