Idolatrous
adjective
Related to or showing a extreme admiration or love for someone or something, like it is a god.
The fans' idolatrous worship of the pop star was beginning to worry her parents.
adjective
Relating to the worship of idols.
The idolatrous practices of the tribe were condemned by the missionaries.
Often appears as...
- idolatrous practices
- idolatrous worship
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
adjective
Related to or showing a extreme admiration or love for someone or something, like it is a god.
The fans' idolatrous worship of the pop star was beginning to worry her parents.
adjective
Relating to the worship of idols.
The idolatrous practices of the tribe were condemned by the missionaries.
Often appears as...
- idolatrous practices
- idolatrous worship
Usage tips
Disapproving
Academic
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Adoration
Indicates an intense, possibly excessive reverence or admiration for someone or something.
Her idolatrous affection for the celebrity made her collect every magazine he appeared in.
Pro Tip 2/3Risk of Blindness
May imply a lack of critical thinking or blindness to faults due to adoration.
His idolatrous belief in the leader prevented him from seeing any errors.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Usage
Often used metaphorically to describe intense fandom or hero worship in modern contexts.
The idolatrous attention the game streamer received was overwhelming.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Adoration
Indicates an intense, possibly excessive reverence or admiration for someone or something.
Her idolatrous affection for the celebrity made her collect every magazine he appeared in.
Pro Tip 2/3Risk of Blindness
May imply a lack of critical thinking or blindness to faults due to adoration.
His idolatrous belief in the leader prevented him from seeing any errors.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Usage
Often used metaphorically to describe intense fandom or hero worship in modern contexts.
The idolatrous attention the game streamer received was overwhelming.
Pro Tip 1/3Extreme Adoration
Indicates an intense, possibly excessive reverence or admiration for someone or something.
Her idolatrous affection for the celebrity made her collect every magazine he appeared in.
Pro Tip 2/3Risk of Blindness
May imply a lack of critical thinking or blindness to faults due to adoration.
His idolatrous belief in the leader prevented him from seeing any errors.
Pro Tip 3/3Metaphorical Usage
Often used metaphorically to describe intense fandom or hero worship in modern contexts.
The idolatrous attention the game streamer received was overwhelming.
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Quote examples
Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
Israel knew that there was no greater gift than to be given God's name, but that gift was a frightening reality that threatened to consume her. Israel, who would be tempted by the idolatrous presumption she possessed God's name, rightly never forgot she could not say God's name.
Quote examples
Miroslav Volf
Croatian Theologian
Some Jews and Muslims accuse Christians of being idolatrous for believing in the Trinity. My response to both groups is that they fundamentally misunderstand the Christian understanding of the Trinity.
Quote examples
Orson Pratt
American Theologian
All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have.
Quote examples
Stanley Hauerwas
American Theologian
Israel knew that there was no greater gift than to be given God's name, but that gift was a frightening reality that threatened to consume her. Israel, who would be tempted by the idolatrous presumption she possessed God's name, rightly never forgot she could not say God's name.
Quote examples
Miroslav Volf
Croatian Theologian
Some Jews and Muslims accuse Christians of being idolatrous for believing in the Trinity. My response to both groups is that they fundamentally misunderstand the Christian understanding of the Trinity.
Quote examples
Orson Pratt
American Theologian
All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have.
Example 1 of 3
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