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idolatrous meaning
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Idolatrous (adjective)
Meanings
- Pertaining to or practicing idolatry: worshiping idols or images.
- Figuratively, showing excessive or blind devotion, reverence, or admiration for someone or something (e.g., idolatrous devotion to a celebrity or money).
Examples
- The temple was filled with idolatrous rituals.
- Critics accused the company of encouraging an idolatrous worship of brands.
Synonyms
- Idol-worshiping, idolatrous, worshipful, devoted, reverential (context-dependent)
Antonyms
- Irreligious, secular, nondevotional
Etymology
From idolatry (via Latin and Greek roots meaning “image” + “worship”), with the adjectival suffix -ous.
Meanings
- Pertaining to or practicing idolatry: worshiping idols or images.
- Figuratively, showing excessive or blind devotion, reverence, or admiration for someone or something (e.g., idolatrous devotion to a celebrity or money).
Examples
- The temple was filled with idolatrous rituals.
- Critics accused the company of encouraging an idolatrous worship of brands.
Synonyms
- Idol-worshiping, idolatrous, worshipful, devoted, reverential (context-dependent)
Antonyms
- Irreligious, secular, nondevotional
Etymology
From idolatry (via Latin and Greek roots meaning “image” + “worship”), with the adjectival suffix -ous.
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