idolatry

One entry found for idolatry.

Main Entry: idol·a·try
Pronunciation: -trE
Function: noun
Inflected Form(s): plural -tries
Etymology: Middle English ydolatrie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin idolatria, alteration of Late Latin idololatria, from Greek eidOlolatreia, from eidOlon idol + -latreia -latry
1 : the worship of a physical object as a god
2 : immoderate attachment or devotion to something