Bible Encyclopedias
Will-Worship

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

In Colossians 2:23 , "a show of wisdom in will-worship," for ἐθελοθρησκία , ethelothrēskı́a ), a word found nowhere else but formed exactly like "will-worship": worship originating in the human will as opposed to the divine, arbitrary religious acts, worthless despite their difficulty of performance.

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Will-Worship'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​w/will-worship.html. 1915.