idolatrous

English

Alternative forms

idololatrous (rare)

Etymology

idolatry +‎ -ous

Adjective

idolatrous (comparative more idolatrous, superlative most idolatrous)

Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.
The priests of an idolatrous religion.
Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence; inordinately or profanely devoted.
An idolatrous veneration for antiquity.
Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship.
An idolatrous image or temple.
Of or pertaining to idolatry.

Related terms

Translations

partaking in idolatry

Bulgarian: идолопоклоннически m (idolopoklonničeski)
Catalan: idòlatra
Greek: ειδωλολατρικός (el) (eidololatrikós)
Koine: εἰδωλολατρικός (eidōlolatrikós)

Occitan: idolatra
Old English: æfgydel
Spanish: idólatra (es)

engaging in excessive attachment or reverence

Catalan: idòlatra
Greek: φανατικός (el) (fanatikós)

Spanish: idólatra (es)

References

idolatrous in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
idolatrous in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

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