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    IDOLATRY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as godsplay

    Synonyms:

    idol worship; idolatry

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("idolatry" is a kind of...):

    worship (the activity of worshipping)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "idolatry"):

    iconolatry (the worship of sacred images)

    Bible-worship; bibliolatry (the worship of the Bible)

    grammatolatry; verbolatry; word-worship (the worship of words)

    symbol-worship; symbolatry; symbololatry (the worship of symbols)

    Derivation:

    idolater (a person who worships idols)

    idolatrous (relating to or practicing idolatry)

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