IDOLATRY


Meaning of IDOLATRY in English

n.

Pronunciation: -tr ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -tries

Etymology: Middle English ydolatrie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin idolatria, alteration of Late Latin idololatria, from Greek eid ō lolatreia, from eid ō lon idol + -latreia -latry

Date: 13th century

1 : the worship of a physical object as a god

2 : immoderate attachment or devotion to something

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.