Definition of idolatry

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i·dol·a·try    (-dl-tr) KEY  

NOUN:
pl. i·dol·a·tries

1. Worship of idols.
2. Blind or excessive devotion to something.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English idolatrie, from Old French, from Latin dlolatra, from Greek eidlolatrei : eidlon, idol ; see idol + latrei, service

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