as in worship
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
fans of the team are well known for their idolatry of the quarterback
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Recent Examples of idolatry
Jealousy, worship, idolatry, obsession, love, all these things can be the result of this kind of superpower that a character can have.
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2024
Another gag involves the highly unstable Adam’s idolatry for the IDF — a joke that was clearly conceived before the current Israel-Hamas War.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
That notion does not entirely disappear in The Guide, but Maimonides shifts to an emphasis on the commandments’ role in steering observant Jews away from idolatry, considered to be false ideas about God that represent the most corrupting force imaginable.
—Jay M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
Although not artwork, the association of plants with holy figures was seen as a form of false worship or idolatry that the Reformation sought to reject.
—Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
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Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2024
Another gag involves the highly unstable Adam’s idolatry for the IDF — a joke that was clearly conceived before the current Israel-Hamas War.
—Jordan Mintzer, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 June 2024
That notion does not entirely disappear in The Guide, but Maimonides shifts to an emphasis on the commandments’ role in steering observant Jews away from idolatry, considered to be false ideas about God that represent the most corrupting force imaginable.
—Jay M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 12 Feb. 2014
Although not artwork, the association of plants with holy figures was seen as a form of false worship or idolatry that the Reformation sought to reject.
—Bridget Retzloff, The Conversation, 20 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for idolatry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolatry
Noun
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The places of worship allegedly vandalized are University Christian Church in Hillcrest, St. Paul’s Cathedral in Bankers Hill and Ohr Shalom Synagogue, also in Bankers Hill.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Hammond Faith United Church of Christ: 3030 175th St. — Faith United Church of Christ will have a Northwest Indiana International Women’s Day celebration with worship, prize giveaways, appetizers and more.—
Post-Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Ackermann, like Ford, is one of fashion’s dramatists, deftly wielding strong shoulders, sinuous draping, and an audacious use of rich color in both his women’s and men’s work, an approach that garnered him the adoration of the likes of Tilda Swinton, Timothée Chalamet—and, clearly, Mr. Ford.—
Mark Holgate,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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This is the rare instance when the love of a player was on the same level, if not greater, than the adoration for the team.—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The question of his deification is a pressing one, actually.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
18 July 2024
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So a tidy quid pro quo is arranged: Emperor Titus will shut down the Gold faction in exchange for the other faction leaders’ support of his father’s deification in the Senate.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
18 July 2024
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“Idolatry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolatry. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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