idolater

noun
/ˌaɪˈdɑlətəɹ/US

Etymology

From Middle English ydolatrer, from Middle French idolatre, from Latin idololatra. Displaced native Old English dēofolġielda (literally “devil worshiper”).

  1. derived from idololatra
  2. derived from idolatre
  3. inherited from ydolatrer

Definitions

  1. One who worships idols

    One who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.

    • You who can smash the idols, do so with a good courage; but do not be too fierce with the idolaters,—they worship the best thing they know.

The neighborhood

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