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Webster 1913 Edition


Idolater

I-dol′a-ter

,
Noun.
[F.
idolâtre
: cf. L.
idololatres
, Gr. [GREEK]. See
Idolatry
.]
1.
A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan.
2.
An adorer; a great admirer.
Jonson was an
idolater
of the ancients.
Bp. Hurd.

Webster 1828 Edition


Idolater

IDOL'ATER

,
Noun.
[L. idololatra. See Idolatry.]
1.
A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of any thing made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan.
2.
An adorer; a great admirer.