idolous

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English

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Etymology

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From idol +‎ -ous.

Adjective

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idolous (comparative more idolous, superlative most idolous)

  1. (obsolete) idolatrous
    • a. 1563, John Bale, The Examinations of Lord Cobham, William Thorpe and Anne Askewe, &c:
      O idolous shepherd ! saith Zachary ; thou seekest not to heal the wounded , but to eat the flesh of the fat

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