abgöttisch

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German

Etymology

Abgott +‎ -isch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔapɡœtɪʃ/
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Adjective

abgöttisch (comparative abgöttischer, superlative am abgöttischsten)

  1. adoring
    • 1921, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Trommel, in Weberin Schuld, G. Grote'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung, page 12:
      Kindlich, abgöttisch, voll Bewunderung und grenzenlosem Vertrauen war ihre Liebe gewesen.
      Childlike, adoring, full of admiration and unlimited trust their love had been.
  2. idolatrous

Declension

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