IDOLATRY


Meaning of IDOLATRY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -trē ]

noun

( plural -tries )

Etymology: Middle English ydolatrie, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin idolatria, alteration of Late Latin idololatria, from Greek eidōlolatreia, from eidōlon 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.