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idolatrous

adj
/aɪˈdɒlətrəs/

Etymology

From idolatry + -ous.

  1. derived from εἰδωλολατρίᾱ
  2. derived from īdōlolatrīa
  3. derived from īdōlatrīa
  4. derived from idolatrie
  5. inherited from ydolatrie
  6. suffixed as idolatrous — “idolatry + ous”

Definitions

  1. Partaking in idolatry

    Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.

    • the priests of an idolatrous religion
    • Once Robert Smellie found her in a ruinous kirk on the Lang Muir, where of old the idolatrous rites of Rome were practiced.

  2. Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence

    Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence; inordinately or profanely devoted.

    • An idolatrous veneration for antiquity.

  3. Used in or designed for idolatry

    Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship.

    • An idolatrous image or temple.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Of or pertaining to idolatry.

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Derived

idolatrousness, nonidolatrous, unidolatrous

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