IDOLATER

idolater, idolizer, idoliser, idol worshiper

(noun) a person who worships idols

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

idolater (plural idolaters) (female idolatress)

One who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.

Anagrams

• roaldite, tailored, tailrode

Source: Wiktionary


I*dol"a*ter, n. Etym: [F. idolâtre: cf. L. idololatres, Gr. Idolatry.]

1. A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan.

2. An adorer; a great admirer. Jonson was an idolater of the ancients. Bp. Hurd.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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