ἐθελοθρησκία
e-the-lo-thrā-skē'-ä
feminine noun
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From θέλω (G2309) and θρησκεία (G2356)
from G2309 and G2356; voluntary (arbitrary and unwarranted) piety, i.e. sanctimony:—will worship.
Outline
- voluntary, arbitrary worship
- worship which one prescribes and devises for himself, contrary to the contents and nature of faith which ought to be directed to Christ
- said of the misdirected zeal and the practice of ascetics