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idolaters

idolaters is the plural of idolater.

Meaning of idolater

Noun

idolater (plural idolaters)

  1. 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...

Questions about idolaters

What is idolaters the plural of?
Idolaters is the plural of idolater.

Words near idolaters in the dictionary

  1. idolaster
  2. idolasters
  3. idolastre
  4. idolastres
  5. idolater
  6. idolaters
  7. idolator
  8. idolators
  9. idolatory
  10. idolatress
  11. idolatresses

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