I*dol"a*try (?), n.; pl. Idolatries (#). [F. idolatrie, 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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