Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Idolatries"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Idolatry \I*dol"a*try\, n.; pl. {Idolatries}. [F. idol[^a]trie,
LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. ?; ? idol + ?
service.]
1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not
God; the worship of false gods.
His eye surveyed the dark idolatries Of alienated
Judah. --Milton.
2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect
or love which borders on adoration. --Shak.
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