IDOLATRIZE
I*dol"a*trize, v. t.
Defn: To make in idol of; to idolize.
IDOLATROUS
I*dol"a*trous, a.
1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false gods; as, idolatrous sacrifices. [Josiah] put down the idolatrous priests. 2 Kings xxiii. 5.
2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or reverence; as, an idolatrous veneration for antiquity.
IDOLATROUSLY
I*dol"a*trous*ly, adv.
Defn: In a idolatrous manner.
IDOLATRY
I*dol"a*try, n.; pl. Idolatries. Etym: [F. idolâtrie, LL. idolatria,
L. idololatria, Fr. Gr.
1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods. His eye surveyed the dark idolatries Of alienated Judah. Milton.
2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders on adoration. Shak.