Idolater
[aɪ'dɒlətə]
Definition
(n.) A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan.
(n.) An adorer; a great admirer.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Worshipper of idols.[2]. Adorer, great admirer.
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Definition
n. a worshipper of idols: a great admirer:—fem. Idol′atress.—v.t. Idol′atrīse to worship as an idol: to adore.—adj. Idol′atrous pertaining to idolatry.—adv. Idol′atrously.—n. Idol′atry the worship of an image held to be the abode of a superhuman personality: excessive love.
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Examples
- In my eyes you too, if not an infidel, are an idolater. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Muhammad began to preach more openly, to teach the doctrine of a future life, and to threaten idolaters and unbelievers with hell fire. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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