idolatry
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
- idololatry (rare)
EtymologyEdit
From Old French idolatrie, ydolatrie, from Late Latin īdōlatrīa, from Ecclesiastical Latin īdōlolatrīa, 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”); cognate with modern French idolâtrie, Italian idolatria, Occitan ydolatria, and Spanish idolatria.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
idolatry (countable and uncountable, plural idolatries)
- The worship of idols.
- The excessive admiration of somebody or something.
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TranslationsEdit
worship of idols
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excessive admiration
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