Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: idolatry
IPA transcription: [aɪd'ɑlətɹi]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: idolatry, idol_worship
    Meaning: the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
  • Synonyms: idolatry, devotion, veneration, cultism
    Meaning: religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
Usage examples
  • Her attachment had something in it of idolatry.
  • But he says "signs," rather than "causes," to guard against idolatry.
  • They immediately began openly to give themselves up to idolatry, which, during their father's lifetime, they had seemed somewhat to abandon, and they granted free licence to their subjects to serve idols.
  • Their favorite object was the plunder of a certain church on one of the Spanish islands, which they proposed to assail during the midnight mass of Christmas, whereby a triple end would be achieved: first, a rich booty; secondly, the punishment of idolatry; thirdly, vengeance on the arch-enemies of their party and their faith.