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idololatry

idololatry is the alternative form 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 idololatry

What is idololatry the alternative form of?
Idololatry is the alternative form of idolatry.

Words near idololatry in the dictionary

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

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