̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷lə.trē, -ri noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English idolatrie, from Old French, from Medieval Latin idolatria, alteration of Late Latin idololatria, from Greek eidōlolatreia, from eidōlon + latreia -latry
1.
a. : the worship of a physical object as a god ; especially : such worship of a made image
b. : the giving of absolute religious devotion and ultimate trust to something that is not God
2. : immoderate attachment or devotion to or veneration for something : respect or love that approaches that due a divine power
3. obsolete : an object of idolatry