idolatry

Roget category 991

6. Words relating to the sentient and moral
› 6.5. Religious affections
›› 6.5.4. Acts of religion

#991. Idolatry

noun

idolatry, idolism^† — demonism^†, demonolatry^† — idol-worship, demon-worship, devil-worship, fire-worship — zoolatry, fetishism, fetichism — ecclesiolatry^†, heliolatry, Mariolatry, Bibliolatry^†.
deification, apotheosis, canonization — hero worship.
sacrifices, hecatomb, holocaust — human sacrifices, immolation, mactation^†, infanticide, self-immolation, suttee.
idol, golden calf, graven image, fetich, avatar, Juggernath^†, lares et penates [Lat.] — Baal etc. 986^†.

verb

worship idols, worship pictures, worship relics — deify, canonize.

adjective

idolatrous.

phrase

adorer le veau d'or [Fr.].

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