idolatrous

Example Sentences

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"Hearts must be set free from an idolatrous thirst for profit," the Pope said.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

But seeing Minnelli, physically weakened yet immortally bright-eyed, stirred something in me that I am not used to feeling while watching these idolatrous shows.

From New York Times • Apr. 20, 2022

On that occasion, it was traditionalists who reacted in fury: they threw what they saw as idolatrous statues into the Tiber.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2020

Some Muslims observe the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, while others think the practice idolatrous.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2012

We now returned to the hut, and I went to repose, rejoicing that I should have an occasion of witnessing some of the idolatrous rites of the natives before their final abolition.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various