idolatry Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
    veneration; cultism; devotion.
  2. noun the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
    idol worship.

WordNet

I*dol"a*try noun
Etymology
F. idolâtrie, LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. idol + service.
Wordforms
plural Idolatries
Definitions
  1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods.
    His eye surveyed the dark idolatries Of alienated Judah. Milton.
  2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders on adoration. Shak.

Webster 1913