idolatry
Word family verbidolatrizeadjectiveidolatrousadverbidolatrouslynounidolatryidolater
i·dol·a·try /aɪˈdɒlətri $ -ˈdɑː-/ noun [uncountableU] 2. ADMIREwhen you admire someone or something too much 〔对某人或某物的〕过分崇拜 —idolatrous adjectiveadj
Origin idolatry (1200-1300) Old French idolatrie, from
Greek, from
eidolon (
→ IDOL) +
latreia “service, worship”