idolatry
noun/aɪˈdɒlətri/
/aɪˈdɑːlətri/
[uncountable] (often disapproving)- the practice of worshipping statues as gods
- (formal) too much love or praise for somebody/something
- football fans whose support for their team borders on idolatry
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French idolatrie, based on Greek eidōlolatreia, from eidōlon (from eidos ‘form, shape’) + -latreia ‘worship’.
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