n. pl. i·dol·a·tries 1. Worship of idols. 2. Blind or excessive devotion to something. [Middle English idolatrie, from Old French, from Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Greek eidōlolatreiā : eidōlon, idol; see IDOL + latreiā, service.] |
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