ydolatrie
Middle English
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editEtymology
editFrom Old French idolatrie, ydolatrie, from Late Latin īdōlatrīa, from Ecclesiastical Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρείᾱ (eidōlolatreíā), εἰδωλολατρίᾱ (eidōlolatríā). Compare ydole (“idol”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editydolatrie (uncountable)
- Idolatry (worship of idols)
- (rare) Nonadherence to divine command.
- (collectively) Idols, graven images
Descendants
edit- English: idolatry
References
edit- “ī̆dō̆latrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
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