IDOLATROUS

idolatrous

(adjective) blindly or excessively devoted or adoring

idolatrous

(adjective) relating to or practicing idolatry; “idolatrous worship”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

idolatrous (comparative more idolatrous, superlative most idolatrous)

Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.

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

Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship.

Of or pertaining to idolatry.

Source: Wiktionary


I*dol"a*trous, a.

1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false gods; as, idolatrous sacrifices. [Josiah] put down the idolatrous priests. 2 Kings xxiii. 5.

2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or reverence; as, an idolatrous veneration for antiquity.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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