Meanings
- uncountablelifestyleworship of numbers
What is the reason for this numerolatry, the worship of numbers?
2003, Arthur Herzog, The Church Trap, →ISBN4 more examples
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.
1989, F.J.M. Laver, Information Technology: Agent of Change, →ISBNRené Padilla feels that the “excessive emphasis on numbers” in church growth becomes “numerolatry.”
1998, C. Peter Wagner, Church Growth and the Whole Gospel: A Biblical Mandate, →ISBNI have even heard the use of numbers called “numerolatry,” a particularly serious accusation because it implies a form of idolatry.
2008, C. Peter Wagner, The Book of Acts: A Commentary, →ISBNMy most extreme condemnation was a public affirmation thatIwas committing “numerolatry.” The literal sense of that word isthat I was actually worshiping numbers.
2013, C. Peter Wagner, This Changes Everything (The Prayer Warrior Series): How God Can Transform Your Mind And Change Your Life, →ISBN
Origin
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numerolatry. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/numerolatry
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