idolatry

Noun

Meaning

The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods.

Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders on adoration.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

worship reverence adoration idol worship paganism love heresy ardor respect regard honor praise passion flame glory
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Antonyms

hatred contempt condemnation shame insult despise
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Hypernyms

worship

Hyponyms

bibliolatry iconolatry symbolatry symbololatry verbolatry grammatolatry

Related terms

idol idolatrous idolater idolatrously idolatrize -latry

Derivatives

idolatries

Anagrams

adroitly dilatory

Examples

Adalbert opposed the participation of Christians in the slave trade and complained of polygamy and idolatry, which were common among the people. Source: Internet

As Europeans tend to think of spirits as objects of worship, idols become the objects of idolatry when worship was addressed to false gods. Source: Internet

Antonio's frustrated devotion is a form of idolatry: the right to live is yielded for the sake of the loved one. Source: Internet

A short history of decay, pg 178 Cioran also attacks political optimism because it creates an "idolatry of tomorrow" which can be used to authorize anything in its name. Source: Internet

Ascribing any independent validity to the plural perspective is idolatry. Source: Internet

Before this de Monte had censored it by deleting most references to idolatry. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

idolatrous idolatrously idolatrousness idolic idolisation idolise