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idolous

idolous adjective: idolatrous.

Adjective

idolous (comparative more idolous, superlative most idolous)

  1. (obsolete) idolatrous
    • O idolous shepherd ! saith Zachary ; thou seekest not to heal the wounded , but to eat the flesh of the fata. 1563, John Bale, The Examinations of Lord Cobham, William Thorpe and Anne Askewe, &c

Forms of idolous

comparativemore idolous
superlativemost idolous

Origin of idolous

From idol + -ous.

Questions about idolous

What does idolous mean?
Idolous means idolatrous.
What part of speech is idolous?
Idolous is an adjective.

Words near idolous in the dictionary

  1. idolomancy
  2. idolomania
  3. idolon
  4. idolons
  5. idolopoeia
  6. idolous
  7. idols
  8. idolum
  9. idolworshipper
  10. idom
  11. Idomenean

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