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idolatry

noun as in the worship of idols

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noun as in extreme devotion

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The crimes leveled against her include forcing pagan idolatry upon the Israelites and harassing the prophet Elijah.

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Some of our idolatry of individual rights is at the heart of this too.

“The fact that vinifera has spread to all corners of the New World is likely not a result of us consulting the land, but rather the idolatry of grape varieties we put on a pedestal,” he said.

In Warhol it found its self- image, ready- made for idolatry and mockery.

In Warhol it found its self-image, ready-made for idolatry and mockery.

Heck, even the Pope is piling on, warning against greed as a “new idolatry.”

Idolatry occurs when you look down at the fruit of your own labor, the statue that you carved yourself, and you worship it.

We renounce idolatry, witchcraft, and Satanism in our land!

The prophet's admonition to the Jews in Egypt against idolatry is not regarded: he denounces to them their destruction.

Property now was no longer the object of his pursuit: but popularity became the god of his idolatry.

It is marked by great superstition and idolatry, and is mostly confined to the lower classes.

It must be acknowledged that he reclaimed nearly the whole of Asia from idolatry.

This religious homage was only gradually developed to its present full-blown idolatry.

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On this page you'll find 13 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to idolatry, such as: adoration, worship, and idolism.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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