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English Dictionary: idolatrous by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
idolatrous
adj
  1. relating to or practicing idolatry; "idolatrous worship"
  2. blindly or excessively devoted or adoring
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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.
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