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(ī däl′ə tər)

noun

a person who worships an idol or idols
a devoted admirer; adorer

Origin: ME idolatre < OFr < LL(Ec) idololatres < LGr(Ec) eidōlolatrēs < Gr eidōlon (see idol) + latris, hired servant < latron, wages: see larceny

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noun

One who worships idols.
One who blindly or excessively admires or adores another.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English idolatre

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin īdōlolatrēs

Origin: , from Greek eidōlolatrēs

Origin: : eidōlon, idol; see idol

Origin: + -latrēs, worshiper

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