ydolatrie

Middle English

Alternative forms

• idolatrye, ydolatry, ydolatrye

Etymology

From Old French idolatrie, ydolatrie, from Late Latin īdōlatrīa, from Ecclesiastical Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρείᾱ (eidōlolatreíā), εἰδωλολατρίᾱ (eidōlolatríā). Compare ydole (“idol”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iːˈdɔːlatriː(ə)/, /iːˈdɔlatriː(ə)/, /iˈ-/

Noun

ydolatrie (uncountable)

1. Idolatry (worship of idols)
2. (rare) Nonadherence to divine command.
3. (collectively) Idols, graven images

Descendants

• English: idolatry

References

• “ī̆dō̆latrī(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.