the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods.
n. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders on adoration.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The worship of idols or images; more generally, the paying of divine honors to any created object; the ascription of divine power to natural agencies
n. Immoderate veneration or love for any person or thing; admiration bordering on adoration.
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n. the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
n. religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
Word Usage
"Today's 18-page treatise from the Vatican also slams what it calls the "idolatry of the market.""