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nonidolatrous

nonidolatrous adjective: not idolatrous.

Adjective

nonidolatrous (not comparable)

  1. Not idolatrous.
    • Nonidolatrous statues of certain creatures, such as the cherubim, were clearly not considered violations of this commandment and were used both in the wilderness Tabernacle and in Solomon's temple.2001, David L. Lieber, Jules Harlow, Etz Hayim: Torah and Commentary, page 1010

Origin of nonidolatrous

From non- + idolatrous.

Questions about nonidolatrous

What does nonidolatrous mean?
Nonidolatrous means not idolatrous.
What part of speech is nonidolatrous?
Nonidolatrous is an adjective.

Words near nonidolatrous in the dictionary

  1. nonidiomatic
  2. nonidiopathic
  3. nonidiosyncratic
  4. nonidle
  5. nonidling
  6. nonidolatrous
  7. nonidyllic
  8. nonignitable
  9. nonignitible
  10. nonignorable
  11. nonignorant

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