idolatries

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idolatries - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Idolatry \I*dol"a*try\, n.; pl. Idolatries. [F. idol[^a]trie,
     LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. ?; ? idol + ?
     service.]
     1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not
        God; the worship of false gods.
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              His eye surveyed the dark idolatries
              Of alienated Judah.                   --Milton.
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     2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect
        or love which borders on adoration. --Shak.
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