Idolastre
(I`do*las"tre) n. [OE., for idolatre.] An idolater. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Idolater
(I*dol"a*ter) n. [F. idolâtre: cf. L. idololatres, Gr. . See Idolatry.]
1. A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything
made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan.
2. An adorer; a great admirer.
Jonson was an idolater of the ancients.
Bp. Hurd. Idolatress
(I*dol"a*tress) n. A female worshiper of idols.
Idolatrical
(I`do*lat"ric*al) a. [Cf. F. idolâtrique.] Idolatrous. [Obs.]
Idolatrize
(I*dol"a*trize) v. i. [imp. & p. p. Idolatrized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Idolatrizing ] To worship
idols; to pay idolatrous worship.
Idolatrize
(I*dol"a*trize), v. t. To make in idol of; to idolize.
Idolatrous
(I*dol"a*trous) a.
1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false
gods; as, idolatrous sacrifices.
[Josiah] put down the idolatrous priests.
2 Kings xxiii. 5. 2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or reverence; as, an idolatrous veneration for
antiquity.
Idolatrously
(I*dol"a*trous*ly), adv. In a idolatrous manner.
Idolatry
(I*dol"a*try) n.; pl. Idolatries [F. idolâtrie, 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.
Idolish
(I"dol*ish) a. Idolatrous. [Obs.] Milton.
Idolism
(I"dol*ism) n. The worship of idols. [Obs.]
Idolist
(I"dol*ist), n. A worshiper of idols. [Obs.] Milton.
Idolize
(I"dol*ize) v. t. [imp. & p. p. Idolized ; p. pr. & vb. n. Idolizing ]
1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.
Idolize
(I"dol*ize), v. i. To practice idolatry. [R.]
To idolize after the manner of Egypt.
Fairbairn. Idolizer
(I"dol*i`zer) n. One who idolizes or loves to the point of reverence; an idolater.
