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idolatrous

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i⋅dol⋅a⋅trous

  [ahy-dol-uh-truhs]
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–adjective
1. worshiping idols.
2. blindly adoring.
3. of or pertaining to idolatry.
Origin:
1540–50; idolatr(y) + -ous

Related forms:
i⋅dol⋅a⋅trous⋅ly, adverb
i⋅dol⋅a⋅trous⋅ness, noun
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i·dol·a·trous   (ī-dŏl'ə-trəs)   
adj.  

  1. Of or having to do with idolatry.

  2. Given to blind or excessive devotion to something: "The religiosity of the [group] is self-righteous and idolatrous. It perceives no virtue in its opponents and magnifies its own" (Christopher Lasch).

  3. Constituting idolatry.

i·dol'a·trous·ly adv., i·dol'a·trous·ness n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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