idolatry
Example Sentences
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Some of those fans grew up and grew out of their pop-star idolatry.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
"Honor is not worship. Respect is not idolatry."
From Barron's • May 8, 2026
You can't play idolatry, you have to play her.
From Salon • May 9, 2025
More strange and uncomfortable lyrics: Tina professes not love but idolatry, and says that in return, “just a little bit attention you know will see me through.”
From New York Times • May 24, 2023
She must have looked into our eyes and seen the shining idolatry there and understood that she was trapped.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
Vocabulary lists containing idolatry
The Balcony Scene from "Romeo and Juliet"
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Novel Study: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 1
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Warm-up, List 6
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