idolatrous

[ ahy-dol-uh-truhs ]

/ aɪˈdɒl ə trəs /

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adjective

worshiping idols.

blindly adoring.

of or relating to idolatry.

Origin of idolatrous

First recorded in 1540–50; idolatr(y) + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM idolatrous

i·dol·a·trous·ly, adverbi·dol·a·trous·ness, nounnon·i·dol·a·trous, adjectivenon·i·dol·a·trous·ly, adverb

non·i·dol·a·trous·ness, nouno·ver·i·dol·a·trous, adjectiveo·ver·i·dol·a·trous·ly, adverbo·ver·i·dol·a·trous·ness, nounun·i·dol·a·trous, adjective

Words nearby idolatrous

Ido, idocrase, idol, idolater, idolatrize, idolatrous, idolatry, idolism, idolize, idolum, Idomeneus

Example sentences from the Web for idolatrous

Even grounding mitzvot in morality was idolatrous, he said, because morals served human needs.
Yeshayahu Leibowitz Is Not The Name Of A Street|Gershom Gorenberg|April 18, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They claim worshipping at graves and shrines is un-Islamic and idolatrous and abhor the Sufi use of music and dance.
Ultraconservative Salafists Destroy Sufi Landmarks in Libya|Jamie Dettmer|September 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
He gave them a parliament, made them give up their idolatrous customs.
The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882|Joseph Wild
After these speeches, a scene followed which gradually assumed shape as an idolatrous ceremonial and greatly horrified me.
The Story of John G. Paton|James Paton

In rude and rough devotion he was ready to die rather than abandon the only object of his idolatrous homage.
Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. V, No. XXV, June, 1852|Various
Half the fine paintings in England were idolatrous, and the other half indecent.
The History of England from the Accession of James II.|Thomas Babington Macaulay
When it was lost, and how, it is not easy to ascertain,--probably during the reign of some one of the idolatrous kings.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume II|John Lord