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idolatry
The definition of fidolatry is extreme admiration or worship, or the worship of craven images or things other than God.
(noun)Worshiping an idol or a person other than God is an example of idolatry.
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See idolatry in Webster's New World College Dictionary
noun pl. idolatries
- worship of idols
- excessive devotion to or reverence for some person or thing
Origin: ME idolatrie < OFr < LL(Ec) idolatria < Gr(N.T.) eidōlolatreia: see idolater
See idolatry in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun pl. i·dol·a·tries
- Worship of idols.
- Blind or excessive devotion to something.
Origin:
Origin: Middle English idolatrie
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from Latin īdōlolatrīa
Origin: , from Greek eidōlolatreiā
Origin: : eidōlon, idol; see idol
Origin: + latreiā, service
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