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Webster 1913 Edition


Idolatrous

I-dol′a-trous

,
Adj.
1.
Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false gods;
as,
idolatrous
sacrifices
.
[Josiah] put down the
idolatrous
priests.
2 Kings xxiii. 5.
2.
Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive attachment or reverence;
as, an
idolatrous
veneration for antiquity
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Idolatrous

IDOL'ATROUS

,
Adj.
Pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry, or of the worship of false gods; consisting in the worship of idols; as idolatrous worship.
1.
Consisting in or partaking of an excessive attachment or reverence; as an idolatrous veneration for antiquity.