Idolatrous
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /aɪˈdɒlətrəs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Idolatrous is an adjective meaning Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.
Meaning
Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.
More Meanings
- Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence; inordinately or profanely devoted.
- Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship.
- Of or pertaining to idolatry.
Example Sentences
An idolatrous image or temple.
the priests of an idolatrous religion
An idolatrous veneration for antiquity.
Once Robert Smellie found her in a ruinous kirk on the Lang Muir, where of old the idolatrous rites of Rome were practiced.
Word Forms
- idololatrous
Synonyms for idolatrous
Depending on context, synonyms include loving.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include loving, egolatrous, anthropolatrous, deificatory, gynolatrous, androlatrous.
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