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idolatry

(aɪdɒlətri)

1. uncountable noun

Someone who practises idolatry worships idols.

[formal]

2. uncountable noun

If 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

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idolatry in British English

(aɪˈdɒlətrɪ)

noun

the worship of idols

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 iˈdolatries

worship of idols

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 sentence
idolatry

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 ?

1 (noun) in the sense of idol worshipping

Definition

the worship of idols

Idolatry was punishable by death.

Synonyms

idol worshipping

fetishism

2 (noun) in the sense of adoration

Definition

excessive devotion or reverence

Their affection soon increased to almost idolatry.

Synonyms

adoration

They gazed at each other with mutual adoration.

adulation

hero worship

apotheosis

This was the time of the star's apotheosis.

exaltation

The poem is an exaltation of love.

glorification

idolizing

deification

This book challenges the deification of Christ.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of apotheosis

Definition

elevation to the rank of a god

This was the time of the star's apotheosis.

Synonyms

deification,

elevation,

exaltation,

glorification,

idealization,

idolization

in the sense of deification

This book challenges the deification of Christ.

Synonyms

worship,

adoration,

apotheosis,

exaltation,

glorification

in the sense of exaltation

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

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idolater
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idolatry
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idyll
idyllic

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单词	idolatry
释义	Trends of idolatry View usage for: idolatry (aɪdɒlətri) 1. uncountable noun Someone who practises idolatry worships idols. [formal] 2. uncountable noun If 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) noun 1. the worship of idols 2. 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 iˈdolatries 1. worship of idols 2. 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 sentence idolatry The periodic and repeated glow of her admiration had fanned what had begun for him as a loving curiosity into a veritable idolatry. Appiganesi, Lisa DREAMS OF INNOCENCE (2003) Wasn't he the Harshini King when the Sisterhood freed Medalon from idolatry ? Jennifer Fallon MEDALON (2003) 1 (noun) in the sense of idol worshipping Definition the worship of idols Idolatry was punishable by death. Synonyms idol worshipping fetishism 2 (noun) in the sense of adoration Definition excessive devotion or reverence Their affection soon increased to almost idolatry. Synonyms adoration They gazed at each other with mutual adoration. adulation hero worship apotheosis This was the time of the star's apotheosis. exaltation The poem is an exaltation of love. glorification idolizing deification This book challenges the deification of Christ. Additional synonyms in the sense of apotheosis Definition elevation to the rank of a god This was the time of the star's apotheosis. Synonyms deification, elevation, exaltation, glorification, idealization, idolization in the sense of deification This book challenges the deification of Christ. Synonyms worship, adoration, apotheosis, exaltation, glorification in the sense of exaltation 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 Nearby words of idolatry idol idolater idolatrous idolatry idolize idyll idyllic Synonyms of 'idolatry' idolatry Explore 'idolatry' in the dictionary
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