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idolatry
English
Alternative forms
- idololatry (rare)
Etymology
From Old French idolatrie, ydolatrie, from Late Latin ?d?latr?a, from Ecclesiastical Latin ?d?lolatr?a, from Ancient Greek ????????????? (eid?lolatreí?) or ???????????? (eid?lolatrí?, “worship of idols”), back-formation from ???????????? (eid?lolátr?s) (?d?latra in Latin), from ??????? (eíd?lon, “idol”) + ?????? (látris, “worshipper”) or ??????? (latreú?, “I worship”), from ?????? (látron, “payment”); cognate with modern French idolâtrie, Italian idolatria, Occitan ydolatria, Portuguese idolatria and Spanish idolatría.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /a??d?l.?.t?i?/
- (US) enPR: ?-d?'l?-tr?, IPA(key): /a??d?.l?.t?i/
Noun
idolatry (countable and uncountable, plural idolatries)
- The worship of idols.
- The excessive admiration of somebody or something.
Synonyms
- adoration
- reverence
- worship
Related terms
- idol
- idolater
- idolatrous
- idolatrously
- -latry
Translations
Further reading
- Wikipedia article on idolatry
Anagrams
- adroitly, dilatory
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idolater
English
Alternative forms
- idolator (chiefly British)
Etymology
From French idolatre, from Latin idololatra.[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /?a??d?l?t??/
Noun
idolater (plural idolaters) (female idolatress)
- One who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.
Related terms
- idol
- idolatry
Translations
Anagrams
- roaldite, tailored, tailrode
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