idolatria

See also: idolatría

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īdōlatrīa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [i.ðu.ləˈtɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [i.ðo.ləˈtɾi.ə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [i.ðo.laˈtɾi.a]

Noun

idolatria f (plural idolatries)

1. (religion) idolatry (the worship of idols)
2. idolatry (excessive admiration)

Related terms

• ídol
• idòlatra
• idolatrar
• idolàtric

Further reading

• “idolatria” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “idolatria”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “idolatria” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “idolatria” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Finnish

Etymology

ido (“from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “idol”)”) +‎ -latria (“-latry”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈidolɑtriɑ/, [ˈido̞ˌlɑ̝t̪riɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtriɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ido‧lat‧ria

Noun

idolatria

1. Synonym of kuvainpalvonta (“idolatry”) (worship of idols).

Declension

Inflection of idolatria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		idolatria	idolatriat
genitive		idolatrian	idolatrioiden idolatrioitten
partitive		idolatriaa	idolatrioita
illative		idolatriaan	idolatrioihin
		singular	plural
nominative		idolatria	idolatriat
accusative	nom.	idolatria	idolatriat
	gen.	idolatrian
genitive		idolatrian	idolatrioiden idolatrioitten idolatriain rare
partitive		idolatriaa	idolatrioita
inessive		idolatriassa	idolatrioissa
elative		idolatriasta	idolatrioista
illative		idolatriaan	idolatrioihin
adessive		idolatrialla	idolatrioilla
ablative		idolatrialta	idolatrioilta
allative		idolatrialle	idolatrioille
essive		idolatriana	idolatrioina
translative		idolatriaksi	idolatrioiksi
abessive		idolatriatta	idolatrioitta
instructive		—	idolatrioin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of idolatria (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative idolatriani idolatriani accusative nom. idolatriani idolatriani gen. idolatriani genitive idolatriani idolatrioideni idolatrioitteni idolatriaini rare partitive idolatriaani idolatrioitani inessive idolatriassani idolatrioissani elative idolatriastani idolatrioistani illative idolatriaani idolatrioihini adessive idolatriallani idolatrioillani ablative idolatrialtani idolatrioiltani allative idolatrialleni idolatrioilleni essive idolatrianani idolatrioinani translative idolatriakseni idolatrioikseni abessive idolatriattani idolatrioittani instructive — — comitative — idolatrioineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative idolatriasi idolatriasi accusative nom. idolatriasi idolatriasi gen. idolatriasi genitive idolatriasi idolatrioidesi idolatrioittesi idolatriaisi rare partitive idolatriaasi idolatrioitasi inessive idolatriassasi idolatrioissasi elative idolatriastasi idolatrioistasi illative idolatriaasi idolatrioihisi adessive idolatriallasi idolatrioillasi ablative idolatrialtasi idolatrioiltasi allative idolatriallesi idolatrioillesi essive idolatrianasi idolatrioinasi translative idolatriaksesi idolatrioiksesi abessive idolatriattasi idolatrioittasi instructive — — comitative — idolatrioinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative idolatriamme idolatriamme accusative nom. idolatriamme idolatriamme gen. idolatriamme genitive idolatriamme idolatrioidemme idolatrioittemme idolatriaimme rare partitive idolatriaamme idolatrioitamme inessive idolatriassamme idolatrioissamme elative idolatriastamme idolatrioistamme illative idolatriaamme idolatrioihimme adessive idolatriallamme idolatrioillamme ablative idolatrialtamme idolatrioiltamme allative idolatriallemme idolatrioillemme essive idolatrianamme idolatrioinamme translative idolatriaksemme idolatrioiksemme abessive idolatriattamme idolatrioittamme instructive — — comitative — idolatrioinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative idolatrianne idolatrianne accusative nom. idolatrianne idolatrianne gen. idolatrianne genitive idolatrianne idolatrioidenne idolatrioittenne idolatriainne rare partitive idolatriaanne idolatrioitanne inessive idolatriassanne idolatrioissanne elative idolatriastanne idolatrioistanne illative idolatriaanne idolatrioihinne adessive idolatriallanne idolatrioillanne ablative idolatrialtanne idolatrioiltanne allative idolatriallenne idolatrioillenne essive idolatriananne idolatrioinanne translative idolatriaksenne idolatrioiksenne abessive idolatriattanne idolatrioittanne instructive — — comitative — idolatrioinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative idolatriansa idolatriansa accusative nom. idolatriansa idolatriansa gen. idolatriansa genitive idolatriansa idolatrioidensa idolatrioittensa idolatriainsa rare partitive idolatriaansa idolatrioitaan idolatrioitansa inessive idolatriassaan idolatriassansa idolatrioissaan idolatrioissansa elative idolatriastaan idolatriastansa idolatrioistaan idolatrioistansa illative idolatriaansa idolatrioihinsa adessive idolatriallaan idolatriallansa idolatrioillaan idolatrioillansa ablative idolatrialtaan idolatrialtansa idolatrioiltaan idolatrioiltansa allative idolatrialleen idolatriallensa idolatrioilleen idolatrioillensa essive idolatrianaan idolatrianansa idolatrioinaan idolatrioinansa translative idolatriakseen idolatriaksensa idolatrioikseen idolatrioiksensa abessive idolatriattaan idolatriattansa idolatrioittaan idolatrioittansa instructive — — comitative — idolatrioineen idolatrioinensa

Galician

Noun

idolatria f (plural idolatrias, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of idolatría

Further reading

• “idolatria” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Italian

Etymology

Derived from Latin īdōlatrīa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.do.laˈtri.a/

Noun

idolatria f (plural idolatrie)

1. (religion) idolatry (the worship of idols)

Related terms

• idolatra
• idolatrare

Further reading

• idolatria in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• datoriali, dilatoria, idolatrai

Ladino

Alternative forms

• idolatría

Etymology

Derived from Latin īdōlatrīa.

Noun

idolatria f (Hebrew spelling אידולאטריאה)

1. (religion) idolatry (the worship of idols)
   • 1982, Enrique Saporta y Beja, En torno de la torre blanca‎^[1], Editions Vidas Largas, page 60:

     Era kaje syempre paezajes, la reproduksyon de las formas umanas estando defendidas por la Tora para no enkorajar el pekado de idolatria.

     It was almost always landscapes, the reproduction of human forms being prohibited by the Torah so as to not encourage the sin of idolatry.

Latin

Etymology

From īdōlolatrīa by haplology. See there for more.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /iː.doː.laˈtriː.a/, [iːd̪oːɫ̪äˈt̪riːä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /i.do.laˈtri.a/, [id̪oläˈt̪riːä]

Noun

īdōlatrīa f (genitive īdōlatrīae); first declension

1. Alternative form of īdōlolatrīa

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	īdōlatrīa	īdōlatrīae
genitive	īdōlatrīae	īdōlatrīārum
dative	īdōlatrīae	īdōlatrīīs
accusative	īdōlatrīam	īdōlatrīās
ablative	īdōlatrīā	īdōlatrīīs
vocative	īdōlatrīa	īdōlatrīae

Further reading

• "idolatria", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Occitan

Etymology

Derived from Latin īdōlatrīa.

Noun

idolatria f (plural idolatrias)

1. (religion) idolatry (the worship of idols)

References

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 366.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from French idolâtrie, from Latin īdōlatrīa, from īdōlolatrīa by haplology, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρείᾱ (eidōlolatreíā) or εἰδωλολατρίᾱ (eidōlolatríā, “worship of idols”), back-formation from εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolátrēs) (īdōlatra in Latin), from εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “idol”) + λάτρις (látris, “worshipper”) or λατρεύω (latreúō, “I worship”), from λάτρον (látron, “payment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.dɔˈla.trja/

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• Rhymes: -atrja
• Syllabification: i‧do‧la‧tria

Noun

idolatria f

1. (religion) idolatry (worship of idols)

   Synonyms: (Middle Polish) bałwaństwo, bałwochwalstwo

Declension

Declension of idolatria

	singular
nominative	idolatria
genitive	idolatrii
dative	idolatrii
accusative	idolatrię
instrumental	idolatrią
locative	idolatrii
vocative	idolatrio

Derived terms

adjective

• idolatryjny

Further reading

• idolatria in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• idolatria in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īdōlatrīa.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.do.laˈtɾi.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.do.laˈtɾi.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.do.laˈtɾi.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.du.lɐˈtɾi.ɐ/ [i.ðu.lɐˈtɾi.ɐ]

Noun

idolatria f (plural idolatrias)

1. (religion) idolatry (the worship of idols)
2. idolatry (excessive admiration)

   Synonym: veneração

Related terms

• idólatra
• idolatrar
• idolátrico
• ídolo

Further reading

• “idolatria”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Noun

idolatria f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of idolatrie

Spanish

Noun

idolatria f (plural idolatrias)

1. Obsolete spelling of idolatría.