Idolatry

Quick meaning: Idolatry is a noun meaning (religion) The worship of idols.

Meaning

(religion) The worship of idols.

More Meanings

1. (figurative) The excessive admiration of somebody or something.

Example Sentences

The parish stank of idolatry, abominable rites were practiced in secret, and in all the bounds there was no one had a more evil name for the black traffic than one Alison Sempill, who bode at the Skerburnfoot.

Now the great obstacle in tracing the identity of any of the basic forms of worship lies in the vast number of names which appear in the ancient idolatries and mythologies, creating the illusion of a miscellany of gods, whereas many of these different names refer to the same deity. Thus the sun has been personified and worshipped under as many different names as there are nations on the surface of the earth.

Word Forms

• idolatries
• idololatry

Synonyms for idolatry

Depending on context, synonyms include adoration, reverence, worship, veneration, devotion.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include veneration, devotion, maumetry, reverence, adoration, worship.

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