idolater
US/ˌaɪˈdɑlətəɹ/
idolater noun: one who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.
Noun
idolater (plural idolaters)
- One who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.
- [T]he state of idolaters is two ways miserable: first, in that which they worship they find no succour; and secondly, at his hands, whom they ought to serve, there is no other thing to be looked for but the effects of most just displeasure, the withdrawing of grace, dereliction in this world, and...[1594], Richard Hooker, “Their pretenſe that would haue Churches vtterly razed”, in J[ohn] S[penser], editor, Of the Lawes of Ecclesiastical Politie, […], London: […] Iohn Windet, […], →OCLC, book...
- I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye needs go out of the world. But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called...1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, 1 Corinthians 5:9-12
idolater meaning in Urdu, Malayalam, Kannada and Arabic
idolater in Urdu
- idolater
- بت پرست but-parast
idolater in Malayalam
- വിഗ്രഹോപാസകൻ, വിഗ്രഹാരാധകൻ, അത്യാരാധനാപരൻ, ഉഗ്രോപാസകൻ
idolater in Kannada
- ವಿಗ್ರಹಾರಾಧಕ, ಮೂರ್ತಿಪೂಜಕ, ಅಡರ್ಪು ಕೊಂಡಾಡುಗ
idolater in Arabic
- one who worships idols
- وَثَنِيّ waṯaniyy
More languagesFewer languages
- idolater in Persian
- بتپرست bot-parast
Forms of idolater
| plural | idolaters |
|---|---|
| feminine | idolatress |
| alternative form | idolator |
Origin of idolater
From Middle English ydolatrer, from Middle French idolatre, from Latin idololatra. Displaced native Old English dēofolġielda (literally “devil worshiper”).
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Words that rhyme with idolater
Questions about idolater
- What does idolater mean?
- Idolater means one who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.
- What is idolater in Urdu?
- Idolater in Urdu is بت پرست (but-parast). See Idolater meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is idolater?
- Idolater is a noun.
- How do you pronounce idolater?
- Idolater is pronounced /ˌaɪˈdɑlətəɹ/ (US).
- What is the plural of idolater?
- The plural of idolater is idolaters.
Words near idolater in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: idolater (page history and authors); بت پرست (Urdu) (page history and authors); idolater (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); idolater (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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