idolatrous
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"Hearts must be set free from an idolatrous thirst for profit," the Pope said.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
I am idolatrous, searching for false hope in the Gods of Perfect Bodies, the ones I’ve always wanted as my own, the bodies that I’ll never have.
From Slate ● Jul. 29, 2023
By the time of the English Civil War, church monuments were being smashed as idolatrous; wall paintings were covered with whitewash, brass plaques melted down for profit.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 12, 2013
Most were thought to have been destroyed after Spanish officials decreed them to be idolatrous in 1583.
From New York Times ● Aug. 17, 2010
She found such a spot near London, where she took her old mother, for whom she had an idolatrous love, and where she hoped to enjoy her life in semi-seclusion for a season.
From An I.D.B. in South Africa by Vescelius-Sheldon, Louise
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