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- DictionaryI·dol·a·try/īˈdälətrē/
noun
- 1. the worship of idols.
1. : the worship of a physical object as a god. 2. : immoderate attachment or devotion to something. Synonyms. adulation. deification. hero worship. idolization. worshipping. worshiping. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of idolatry in a Sentence. fans of the team are well known for their idolatry of the quarterback.
Idolatry is the worship of an idol or idols—objects or images, such as statues, that are worshipped as the representations of deities or gods. The word idol can also refer to the deity or god that is being worshipped.
The body of Christ on the cross is an ancient symbol used within the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran Churches, in contrast with some Protestant groups, which use only a simple cross. In Judaism, the reverence to the icon of Christ in the form of cross has been seen as idolatry. [ 97 ]
IDOLATRY definition: 1. very great admiration or respect for someone, often too great: 2. the act of praying to a…. Learn more.
idolatry, in Judaism and Christianity, the worship of someone or something other than God as though it were God. The first of the biblical Ten Commandments prohibits idolatry: “You shall have no other gods before me.” Several forms of idolatry have been distinguished.
The action or practice of worshipping idols; veneration of any image or object representing or regarded as the embodiment of a god or divinity. Also: any form of worship or religious practice presented or interpreted by the writer or speaker as equivalent to this; the worship of a false god.
Idolatry means the worship of images as if they were gods. Many religions prohibit idolatry, some even to the extent of forbidding any representational objects in houses of worship.
