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idolatrous.

Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.

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Meaning & usage

adj/aɪˈdɒlətrəs/
  1. Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.

  2. Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence; inordinately or profanely devoted.

    An idolatrous veneration for antiquity.
  3. Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship.

    An idolatrous image or temple.
  4. Of or pertaining to idolatry.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English idolatry Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English idolatrous From idolatry + -ous.

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