idolatrynoun [ U ]
uk/aɪˈdɒl.ə.tri/us/aɪˈdɑː.lə.tri/often disapprovingvery great admiration or respect for someone, often too great:
The youngster makes no attempt to conceal his idolatry of his team-mate.
Newton was revered to the point of idolatry.
the act of praying to a picture or object as part of a religion:
Father Brown considers the notes and flowers left near the statue to be close to idolatry.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Showing respect and admiration
- admiration
- admire
- admiring
- awe
- awestruck
- glory
- hero worship
- honorific
- honour
- idolize
- impress
- impression
- recognition
- regard
- salute
- sb deserves a medal idiom
- sit
- sit at the feet of sb idiom
- stan
- think the sun shines out (of) sb's arse/backside idiom
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