idolatrous Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective relating to or practicing idolatry
    • idolatrous worship
  2. adjective satellite blindly or excessively devoted or adoring

WordNet


I*dol"a*trous adjective
Definitions
  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 1913