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IDOL WORSHIP
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Dictionary entry overview: What does idol worship mean?
• IDOL WORSHIP (noun)
The noun IDOL WORSHIP has 1 sense:
1. the worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods
Familiarity information: IDOL WORSHIP used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
idol worship; idolatry
Hypernyms ("idol worship" is a kind of...):
worship (the activity of worshipping)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "idol worship"):
iconolatry (the worship of sacred images)
Bible-worship; bibliolatry (the worship of the Bible)
grammatolatry; verbolatry; word-worship (the worship of words)
symbol-worship; symbolatry; symbololatry (the worship of symbols)
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