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idololatrous

idololatrous is the alternative form of idolatrous.

Meaning of idolatrous

Adjective

idolatrous (comparative more idolatrous, superlative most idolatrous)

  1. Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.
    • the priests of an idolatrous religion
  2. Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence; inordinately or profanely devoted.
    • An idolatrous veneration for antiquity.
  3. Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship.
    • An idolatrous image or temple.
  4. Of or pertaining to idolatry.
    • Next morning, I sent two of my companions to make enquiry about our prospects, but they returned in the afternoon to report that things were not at all promising, as a number of shopkeepers who traded in articles used for idolatrous worship had already engaged the Towncrier to go round and announce...1915, William Campbell, Sketches from Formosa, Marshall Brothers Limited, page 75

Forms of idololatrous

comparativemore idololatrous
superlativemost idololatrous

Origin of idololatrous

From idololatry + -ous.

Questions about idololatrous

What is idololatrous the alternative form of?
Idololatrous is the alternative form of idolatrous.

Words near idololatrous in the dictionary

  1. idoloclast
  2. idoloclastic
  3. idoloclasts
  4. idolodulia
  5. idololatrical
  6. idololatrous
  7. idololatry
  8. idolomancy
  9. idolomania
  10. idolon
  11. idolons

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