idolatrous

形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.
    — the priests of an idolatrous religion
  2. Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence; inordinately or profanely devoted.
    — An idolatrous veneration for antiquity.
  3. Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship.
    — An idolatrous image or temple.
  4. Of or pertaining to idolatry.
    — Next morning, I sent two of my companions to make enquiry about our prospects, but they returned in the afternoon to report that things were not at all promising, as a number of shopkeepers who traded in articles used for idolatrous worship had already engaged the Towncrier to go round and announce that anyone who rented, leased, or sold premises to the "Jesus-Church" would be seized and buried alive!

词形变化

more idolatrous comparative most idolatrous superlative idololatrous alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
idolatrousness nonidolatrous unidolatrous
相关词
idolatry idolatrously

词源

Etymology tree
English idolatry
Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *h₃édosder.?
Proto-Italic *-ōtsos or *-otsos
Latin -ōsus
Old French -usbor.
Middle English -ous
English -ous
English idolatrous
From idolatry + -ous.
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