idolatry
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
idolatry/ʌɪˈdɒlətri/
▶noun
- 1 worship of idols.
- 2 extreme admiration or reverence.
– derivatives
idolater noun,
idolatrous adjective.
idolater noun,
idolatrous adjective.
– origin ME: from OFr. idolatrie, based on Gk eidōlolatreia, from eidōlon (see idol) + -latreia ‘worship’.
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