idolatrous

Example Sentences

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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

On that occasion, it was traditionalists who reacted in fury: they threw what they saw as idolatrous statues into the Tiber.

From The Guardian • Feb. 14, 2020

Most were thought to have been destroyed after Spanish officials decreed them to be idolatrous in 1583.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2010

A serpent of which his legend speaks may be only the dragon of the saints who preached the Gospel to idolatrous nations.

From Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 Volume XV (Jan 1886-Jul 1886) by Various