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Idolatrous
Pronunciation : I*dol"a*trous
Part of Speech : a.
Definition : 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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