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idolatries

idolatries is the plural of idolatry.

Meaning of idolatry

Noun

idolatry (countable and uncountable, plural idolatries)

  1. The worship of idols.
    • The parish stank of idolatry, abominable rites were practiced in secret, and in all the bounds there was no one had a more evil name for the black traffic than one Alison Sempill, who bode at the Skerburnfoot.1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide
    Synonyms:
    avodah zarah
  2. (figuratively) The excessive admiration of somebody or something.

Questions about idolatries

What is idolatries the plural of?
Idolatries is the plural of idolatry.

Words near idolatries in the dictionary

  1. idolatory
  2. idolatress
  3. idolatresses
  4. idolatric
  5. idolatrical
  6. idolatries
  7. idolatrise
  8. idolatrised
  9. idolatrises
  10. idolatrising
  11. idolatrize

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