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idolater

[ ahy-dol-uh-ter ]

/ aɪˈdɒl ə tər /

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noun

Also i·dol·ist

[ahyd-l-ist] /ˈaɪd l ɪst/. a worshiper of idols.

a person who is an immoderate admirer; devotee.

Origin of idolater

1350–1400; Middle English idolatrer, equivalent to idolatr(ie) idolatry + -er -er²; -rer > -er by dissimilation

OTHER WORDS FROM idolater

self-i·dol·a·ter, noun

Words nearby idolater

idlewild, idn, ido, idocrase, idol, idolater, idolatrize, idolatrous, idolatry, idolism, idolize

Example sentences from the Web for idolater

The youth was acquitted and was now a student of law, being no other than Shagarach's assistant and idolater, Aronson.

The Incendiary |W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy
Say, God is true: follow ye therefore the religion of Abraham the orthodox; for he was no idolater.

Sacred Books of the East |Various
The mass, he said, was idolatry, and according to Scripture the idolater must die.

A Student's History of England, v. 2 (of 3) |Samuel R. Gardiner.
He was an idolater therefore, and it was a sin to be yoked together with such an one.

The End Of The World |Edward Eggleston

Rabbi Hunnah said, "He who is proud in heart is as sinful as the idolater."

Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala |Various