idolous

English

Etymology

idol +‎ -ous

Adjective

idolous (comparative more idolous, superlative most idolous)

1. (obsolete) idolatrous
   • a. 1563, John Bale, The Examinations of Lord Cobham, William Thorpe and Anne Askewe, &c:

     O idolous shepherd ! saith Zachary ; thou seekest not to heal the wounded , but to eat the flesh of the fat

References

• “idolous”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.