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idolatry

[ahy-dol-uh-tree] / aɪˈdɒl ə tri /
NOUN
the worship of idols
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NOUN
extreme devotion
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"Honor is not worship. Respect is not idolatry."

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

“Enough of the idolatry of self and money! Enough of the display of power! Enough of war,” the pope said during a prayer service in St. Peter’s Basilica.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

In its many guises, idolatry has survived, despite regular and often cataclysmic proof of its dangers, for centuries and many people will consider a much-larger-than-life golden statue of a president to be perfectly splendid.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

You can't play idolatry, you have to play her.

From Salon • May 9, 2025

She must have looked into our eyes and seen the shining idolatry there and understood that she was trapped.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck




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