Word Meanings - IDOLATROUS - Book Publishers vocabulary database

1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false gods; as, idolatrous sacrifices. put down the idolatrous priests. 2 Kings xxiii. 5. 2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive

Additional info about word: IDOLATROUS

1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false gods; as, idolatrous sacrifices. 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.

Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of IDOLATROUS)

• Pagan
• Heathenish
• idolatrous

Related words: (words related to IDOLATROUS)

• PAGANISH
  Of or pertaining to pagans; heathenish. "The old paganish idolatry." Sharp
• HEATHENISHNESS
  The state or quality of being heathenish. "The . . . heathenishness and profaneness of most playbooks." Prynne.
• PAGAN
  One who worships false goods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew. Neither having the accent of Christians, nor the gait of Christian, pagan, nor man. Shak. Syn. -- Gentile; heathen; idolater. -- Pagan,
• PAGANIC; PAGANICAL
  Of or pertaining to pagans or paganism; heathenish; paganish. "The paganic fables of the goods." Cudworth. -- Pa*gan"ic*al*ly, adv.
• HEATHENISH
  1. Of or pertaining to the heathen; resembling or characteristic of heathens. "Worse than heathenish crimes." Milton. 2. Rude; uncivilized; savage; cruel. South. 3. Irreligious; as, a heathenish way of living.
• IDOLATROUSLY
  In a idolatrous manner.
• PAGANIZE
  To render pagan or heathenish; to convert to paganism. Hallywell.
• HEATHENISHLY
  In a heathenish manner.
• PAGANITY
  The state of being a pagan; paganism. Cudworth.
• IDOLATROUS
  1. Of or pertaining to idolatry; partaking of the nature of idolatry; given to idolatry or the worship of false gods; as, idolatrous sacrifices. put down the idolatrous priests. 2 Kings xxiii. 5. 2. Consisting in, or partaking of, an excessive
• PAGANISM
  The state of being pagan; pagan characteristics; esp., the worship of idols or false gods, or the system of religious opinions and worship maintained by pagans; heathenism.
• PAGANLY
  In a pagan manner. Dr. H. More.
• PAGANDOM
  The pagan lands; pagans, collectively; paganism.
• NEOPAGANISM
  Revived or new paganism.
• PROPAGANDA
  A congregation of cardinals, established in 1622, charged with the management of missions. The college of the Propaganda, instituted by Urban VIII. (1623- 1644) to educate priests for missions in all parts of the world. 2. Hence, any organization
• REPAGANIZE
  To paganize anew; to bring back to paganism.
• SEMIPAGAN
  Half pagan.
• UNPAGANIZE
  To cause to cease to be pagan; to divest of pagan character. Cudworth.
• PROPAGANDISM
  The art or practice of propagating tenets or principles; zeal in propagating one's opinions.
• PROPAGANDIST
  A person who devotes himself to the spread of any system of principles. "Political propagandists." Walsh.