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Meanings of idol worship in English

Portuguese
idolatria
Catalan
idolatria

The worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God.

idolatria
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Examples for "idolatry"
Examples for "idolatry"
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The punishment of Israel for their idolatry: a remnant shall be saved.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Old Testament — Part 2
2
Cram the mind and starve the heart-thisis the great popular idolatry.
True to his Colours / The Life that Wears Best
3
With the advent of Elijah a reaction against idolatry had set in.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 02: Jewish Heroes and Prophets
4
Midian has seduced Israel to idolatry and its constant companion, sensual sin.
Expositions of Holy Scripture: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus and Nu...
5
Under ISIL's interpretation of Islam, tomb shrines are a form of idolatry.
Reuters
Usage of idol worship in English
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No matter though the image represented Him, its worship was idol worship.
Expositions of Holy Scripture / Deuteronomy, Joshua, Judges, Rut...
2
I don't look down on my mom for her idol worship of him.
Within arm's reach
3
But no slalom course or braking test can disqualify a car from idol worship.
BBC
4
Prostitution, drunkenness, and idol worship often happened at night.
Heaven
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God would not, indeed, have delivered Israel if they had not abandoned their idol worship.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
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Yet youth is the time of such idol worship.
Quiet Talks on Following the Christ
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And look at all that careful objection to images and likenesses, and idol worship generally.
The Forerunner, Volume 1 (1909-1910)
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Because to be invested in cinema necessitates idol worship.
The Guardian
9
They tangled it up with the idol worship.
The Quickening
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As time went on, he grew more and more convinced of the vanity of idol worship.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
11
They were charged with heinous heresies, obscenities, homosexual practises and idol worship; many were tortured and confessed.
Templars: history and myth: from solomon's temple to the freemas...
12
Seinfeld is quoted on the back cover of the book, saying: I know certain religions forbid idol worship.
BBC
13
She was determined to cleanse herself as well of the impurity of the idol worship that prevailed there.
The Legends of the Jews — Volume 2
14
Thundering against idol worship, the great orator fights with all his might against caste, infant marriages, and superstitions.
From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan
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Evil results from idol worship, 691-m.
Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Fr...
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He taught the people that idol worship was wrong, but that they should reverence Christ, Moses and the Prophets.
Paris Talks
Translations for idol worship
Portuguese
idolatria
Catalan
idolatria