idolatrous

English

Adjective

idolatrous (comparative more idolatrous, superlative most idolatrous)

1. Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.

   The priests of an idolatrous religion.

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

   An idolatrous veneration for antiquity.

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

   An idolatrous image or temple.

4. Of or pertaining to idolatry.

Translations

partaking in idolatry

• Catalan: idòlatra (ca)
• Greek:

  Koine: εἰδωλολατρικός (idololatrikós)

• Spanish: idólatra (es)

engaging in excessive attachment or reverence

• Catalan: idòlatra (ca)

• Spanish: idólatra (es)

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• Greek: ειδωλολατρικός (iδololatrikós) f

Related terms

• idolatry
• idolatrously

References

• idolatrous in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• idolatrous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913