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View usage for: (aɪdɒlətri) 1. uncountable nounSomeone who practises idolatry worships idols. [formal] 2. uncountable nounIf you refer to someone's admiration for a particular person as idolatry, you think it is too great and uncritical. [formal, disapproval] Their affection for her soon increased almost to idolatry. Synonyms: adoration, adulation, hero worship, apotheosis More Synonyms of idolatry More Synonyms of idolatry idolatry in British English (aɪˈdɒlətrɪ) noun2. great devotion or reverence Derived forms idolater (iˈdolater) or idolator (iˈdolator) noun idolatress (iˈdolatress) feminine noun idolatrous (iˈdolatrous) adjective idolatrously (iˈdolatrously) adverb idolatrousness (iˈdolatrousness) noun idolatry in American English (aɪˈdɑlətri) nounWord forms: plural iˈdolatries2. excessive devotion to or reverence for some person or thing Word origin ME idolatrie < OFr < LL(Ec) idolatria < Gr(N.T.) eidōlolatreia: see idolater Examples of 'idolatry' in a sentenceidolatry The periodic and repeated glow of her admiration had fanned what had begun for him as a loving curiosity into a veritable idolatry.Wasn't he the Harshini King when the Sisterhood freed Medalon from idolatry ? Definition the worship of idols Idolatry was punishable by death. Synonyms idol worshipping fetishism Definition excessive devotion or reverence Their affection soon increased to almost idolatry. Synonyms adulation hero worship glorification idolizing Additional synonymsDefinition elevation to the rank of a god This was the time of the star's apotheosis. Synonyms deification, elevation, exaltation, glorification, idealization, idolization This book challenges the deification of Christ. Synonyms worship, adoration, apotheosis, exaltation, glorification The poem is an exaltation of love. Synonyms praise, tribute, worship, acclaim, applause, glory, blessing, homage, reverence, magnification, apotheosis, glorification, acclamation, panegyric, idolization, extolment, lionization, laudation - idol
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