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IDOLATRY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods
Synonyms:
idol worship; idolatry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("idolatry" is a kind of...):
worship (the activity of worshipping)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "idolatry"):
iconolatry (the worship of sacred images)
Bible-worship; bibliolatry (the worship of the Bible)
grammatolatry; verbolatry; word-worship (the worship of words)
symbol-worship; symbolatry; symbololatry (the worship of symbols)
Derivation:
idolater (a person who worships idols)
idolatrous (relating to or practicing idolatry)
