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idolatry

[ahy-dol-uh-tree] / aɪˈdɒl ə tri /
NOUN
the worship of idols
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NOUN
extreme devotion
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The title of this book, “The Idolatry of God,” is immediately provocative.

From Salon • Apr. 21, 2013

Idolatry has made of R. L. S. a figure dizzily perched on the precarious eminence of perfection.

From Time Magazine Archive

Proper Sense of the Word Idolatry, 388 11.

From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by Ruskin, John

It is simply a proof that monotheism grows out of polytheism; or, if you like, that Theism is a development of Idolatry.

From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)

Idolatry, also, is a part of this sacred duty.

From India, Its Life and Thought by Jones, John P. (John Peter)




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