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Synonyms for idolatry
aɪˈdɒl ə triidol·a·t·ry

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  1. idolatrynoun

    Synonyms:
    adoration, worship, reverence

  2. idolatrynoun

    The worship of idols.

    Synonyms:
    worship, reverence, adoration

  3. idolatrynoun

    The admiration of somebody or something.

    Synonyms:
    adoration, reverence, worship

Princeton's WordNet1.0 / 1 vote

  1. idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultismnoun

    religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

    Synonyms:
    fear, devotion, reverence, devotedness, idol worship, veneration, cultism, awe

  2. idolatry, idol worshipnoun

    the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God

    Synonyms:
    veneration, cultism, devotion, idol worship

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. idolatrynoun

    Synonyms:
    worship of idols

  2. idolatrynoun

    Synonyms:
    excessive love, excessive veneration

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How to use idolatry in a sentence?

  1. Mary Baker Eddy:

    Is civilization only a higher form of idolatry, that man should bow down to a flesh-brush, to flannels, to baths, diet, exercise, and air?

  2. Abdurasul Juraboev Juraboev:

    Sometimes they worship and practice Islam, sometimes they do idolatry, my sisters are uncovered, lack knowledge of a religion. I wish they knew at least how to cover themselves up.

  3. Robert Jeffress:

    In suggesting that God is ‘queer’ Swarthmore College is guilty of nothing short of modern day idolatry, when you read the Bible you will discover that God reserved His harshest condemnation for individuals and nations that practiced idolatry – creating an imaginary god who conformed to a culture’s immorality.

  4. Robert Jeffress:

    When you read the Bible you will discover that God reserved His harshest condemnation for individuals and nations that practiced idolatry – creating an imaginary god who conformed to a culture’s immorality.

  5. Thomas Babington Macaulay, 1st Baron Macaulay:

    Logicians may reason about abstractions. But the great mass of men must have images. The strong tendency of the multitude in all ages and nations to idolatry can be explained on no other principle.


Translations for idolatry

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  • الوثنيةArabic
  • идолопокло́нничество, обожа́ниеBulgarian
  • modlářství, modloslužebnictvíCzech
  • afgudsdyrkelseDanish
  • Vergötterung, Götzendienst, Bewunderung, IdolatrieGerman
  • ειδωλολατρίαGreek
  • idolâtrieFrench
  • íoladhradh, íolachtIrish
  • jalloonysManx
  • bálványozás, bálványimádásHungarian
  • skurðgoðadýrkunIcelandic
  • עבודת אליליםHebrew
  • 偶像崇拝Japanese
  • guutipilussiorneqKalaallisut, Greenlandic
  • ubóstwianie, bałwochwalstwoPolish
  • veneração, idolatriaPortuguese
  • обожа́ние, обожествле́ние, поклоне́ние, идолопокло́нничество, боготворе́ние, идолопокло́нствоRussian
  • idoldyrkanSwedish

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