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idolatries Definition


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idolatry
noun idolatries
    1. The worship of idols.
    2. Excessive, love, honour, admiration or devotion.
      Thesaurus: adoration, hero-worship, idolism, adulation, deification, exaltation, glorification; Antonym: vilification.
Derivative: idolatrous
adj
    Derivative: idolatrously
    adverb
      Etymology: 13c: from Latin idololatria, from Greek eidolon idol + latreuein to worship.



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