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idolatry

/aɪˈdɒl.ə.tɹiː/ /aɪˈdɑ.lə.tɹi/

Meanings
noun
The worship of idols.

Examples :

"The student's intense focus on their new phone bordered on idolatry; they barely spoke to anyone else. "
religion theology mythology

Related Words

Illustration admiration

admiration noun

/ˌæd.mɚˈeɪʃ.ən/

A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful

"They looked at the landscape in admiration."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration evident

evident adjective

/ˈɛ.vɪ.dənt/

Obviously true by simple observation.

"It was evident she was angry, after she slammed the door."

Illustration worship

worship noun

/ˈwɜːʃɪp/ /ˈwɝʃɪp/

The condition of being worthy; honour, distinction.

"Her dedication to her work earned her a high level of worship from her colleagues. "

Illustration excessive

excessive adjective

/ɪkˈsɛsɪv/

Exceeding the usual bounds of something; extravagant; immoderate.

"Putting a wide vibrato on a single 16th triplet note at 160 beats per minute seems rather excessive."

Illustration student

student noun

/ˈstjuː.dənt/ /ˈstu.dn̩t/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

Illustration bordered

bordered verb

/ˈbɔːrdərd/ /ˈbɔːrdɪd/

To put a border on something.

"She bordered the student's drawing with colorful construction paper. "

Illustration somebody

somebody noun

/ˈsʌmbədɪ/ /ˈsʌmbɑdi/

A recognised or important person, a celebrity.

"That famous singer, somebody everyone recognizes, is performing at the school concert. "

Illustration merchandise

merchandise noun

/ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪs/ /ˈmɜːtʃənˌdaɪz/ /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪs/ /ˈmɝtʃənˌdaɪz/

Commodities offered for sale.

"good business depends on having good merchandise"

Illustration collecting

collecting verb

/kəˈlɛktɪŋ/

To gather together; amass.

"Suzanne collected all the papers she had laid out."

Illustration intense

intense adjective

/ɪnˈtɛns/

Strained; tightly drawn.

"The teacher's voice was intense as she explained the difficult math problem. "

Illustration obsessive

obsessive noun

/əbˈsɛsɪv/

A person who is obsessed, who has an obsession.

"My neighbor's obsessive about keeping his lawn perfectly manicured. "