idolatry
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.idol·a·try
noun \-trē\ plural idol·a·tries
Definition of IDOLATRY
1
: the worship of a physical object as a god
2
: immoderate attachment or devotion to something
See Examples of IDOLATRY
- <her idolatry of her favorite rock star is one step removed from stalking>
Origin of IDOLATRY
Middle English ydolatrie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin idolatria, alteration of Late Latin idololatria, from Greek eidōlolatreia, from eidōlon idol + -latreia -latry
First Known Use: 13th century
Related to IDOLATRY
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- adulation, deification, hero worship, worship, idolization, worshipping (also worshiping)
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