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

Those tuning in late will need to know that Jephtha has been recalled from exile to lead the Israelites into battle against the harassing, idolatrous Ammonites.

From New York Times • Mar. 12, 2017

We now returned to the hut, and I went to repose, rejoicing that I should have an occasion of witnessing some of the idolatrous rites of the natives before their final abolition.

From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 15, August, 1851 by Various