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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary idol·a·try (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 English Etymology idolatry mid-13c., from O.Fr . idolatrie, shortened from L.L. idololatria(Tertullian), from Gk. eidololatria "worship of idols," from eidolon"image" + latreia "worship, service."http://O.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 idolatry idol·atry / ai5dClEtri; NAmE -5dB:l- / noun[U] 1. the practice of worshipping statues as gods 神像崇拜；偶像崇拜 2. (formal) too much love or admiration for sb / sth 盲目崇拜: football fans whose support for their team borders on idolatry 对球队几乎到了盲目崇拜地步的足球迷 • idol·atrous / ai5dClEtrEs; NAmE -5dB:l- / adj. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Edition n. Function: noun Synonyms: ADORATION , idolization, worshipWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged idol·a·try \ ̷ ̷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 |
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