Meaning & use
idolatrous
Relating to or characterized by the worship of idols, or excessive admiration of someone or something.
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The prophet condemned the idolatrous practices he witnessed among neighboring tribes.
Critics called the fans' idolatrous devotion to the celebrity unhealthy and extreme.
A note on using this word
Idolatrous can be used literally about religious idol worship or figuratively about excessive, uncritical admiration of a person.
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