Worship+of+idols

  • 121idolatries — i dol·a·try || aɪ dÉ‘lÉ™trɪ / dÉ’ n. worship of idols; excessive admiration or adoration of someone or something …

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  • 122idolatry — i dol·a·try || aɪ dÉ‘lÉ™trɪ / dÉ’ n. worship of idols; excessive admiration or adoration of someone or something …

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  • 123idolatry — n. 1. Worship of idols. 2. Excessive love, extravagant fondness, excessive veneration …

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  • 124idolatry — UK [aɪˈdɒlətrɪ] / US [aɪˈdɑlətrɪ] noun [uncountable] the worship of idols Derived word: idolatrous adjective …

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  • 125idolatry — i•dol•a•try [[t]aɪˈdɒl ə tri[/t]] n. pl. tries 1) the religious worship of idols 2) excessive admiration or devotion • Etymology: 1200–50; ME < ML īdōlatrīa …

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  • 126fornication — [fôr΄ni kā′shən] n. [ME fornicacioun < OFr fornication < LL(Ec) fornicatio < fornicatus: see FORNICATE1] 1. a) voluntary sexual intercourse engaged in by a man, esp. an unmarried man, with an unmarried woman b) voluntary sexual… …

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  • 127idolatry — [ī däl′ə trē] n. pl. idolatries [ME idolatrie < OFr < LL(Ec) idolatria < Gr(N.T.) eidōlolatreia: see IDOLATER] 1. worship of idols 2. excessive devotion to or reverence for some person or thing …

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  • 128Elijah — noun a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC) • Instance Hypernyms:… …

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