bondieuserie

English

Etymology

From French bondieuserie.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /bɒnˈdɪəzəɹi/

Noun

bondieuserie (plural bondieuseries)

1. Any devotional ornament or church object, especially one having little artistic value; a religious knick-knack.
   • 1942, Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon, Canongate, published 2006, page 160:

     It is about eleven hundred years old, and though it is defaced by hideous bondieuseries of the modern Roman Catholic Church, it remains infinitely touching […].

French

Etymology

From bon Dieu +‎ -erie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɔ̃.djøz.ʁi/

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Noun

bondieuserie f (plural bondieuseries)

1. bondieuserie, religious knick-knack

Further reading

• “bondieuserie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.