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idolatrous

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i·dol·a·trous  (-dl-trs)
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·dola·trous·ly adv.
i·dola·trous·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.idolatrous - relating to or practicing idolatry; "idolatrous worship"
2.idolatrous - blindly or excessively devoted or adoring
loving - feeling or showing love and affection; "loving parents"; "loving glances"


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-have we lived to see the day when a blaspheming and idolatrous upstart of Rome shall accuse us of appropriating to the appetites of the flesh the most holy and consecrated elements?
Poems by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context
Ships are sent with the first opportunity; the natives driven out or destroyed; their princes tortured to discover their gold; a free license given to all acts of inhumanity and lust, the earth reeking with the blood of its inhabitants: and this execrable crew of butchers, employed in so pious an expedition, is a modern colony, sent to convert and civilize an idolatrous and barbarous people!
Gulliver's Travels by Swift, Jonathan View in context
It is out of the idolatrous dotings of the old Egyptians upon broiled ibis and roasted river horse, that you see the mummies of those creatures in their huge bake-houses the pyramids.
Moby Dick I-LXVII by Melville, Herman View in context
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