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idolater

[ahy-dol-uh-ter]

noun

Also, i·dol·ist

[ahyd-l-ist] . a worshiper of idols.

a person who is an immoderate admirer; devotee.

Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English idolatrer, equivalent to idolatr(ie) idolatry + -er -er²; -rer > -er by dissimilation

Related forms

self-i·dol·a·ter, noun

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idolatry (aɪˈdɒlətrɪ)

—n
1.	the worship of idols
2.	great devotion or reverence

i'dolater

—n

i'dolatress

—*fem n*

i'dolatrous

—*adj*

i'dolatrously

—*adv*

i'dolatrousness

—n

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