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idolatry
/ aɪˈdɒlətrɪ /
noun
- the worship of idols
- great devotion or reverence
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Derived Forms
- iˈdolater, noun
- iˈdolatrous, adjective
- iˈdolatrously, adverb
- iˈdolatrousness, noun
- iˈdolatress, noun:feminine
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Other Words From
- self-i·dola·try noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
In Warhol it found its self- image, ready- made for idolatry and mockery.
In Warhol it found its self-image, ready-made for idolatry and mockery.
Heck, even the Pope is piling on, warning against greed as a “new idolatry.”
Idolatry occurs when you look down at the fruit of your own labor, the statue that you carved yourself, and you worship it.
We renounce idolatry, witchcraft, and Satanism in our land!
The prophet's admonition to the Jews in Egypt against idolatry is not regarded: he denounces to them their destruction.
Property now was no longer the object of his pursuit: but popularity became the god of his idolatry.
It is marked by great superstition and idolatry, and is mostly confined to the lower classes.
It must be acknowledged that he reclaimed nearly the whole of Asia from idolatry.
This religious homage was only gradually developed to its present full-blown idolatry.
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