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idolatry

/ahy-dol-uh-tree/US // aɪˈdɒl ə tri //UK // (aɪˈdɒlətrɪ) //

偶像崇拜,亵渎神明,亵渎神灵,偶像剧

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural i·dol·a·tries.

    • : the religious worship of idols.
    • : excessive or blind adoration, reverence, devotion, etc.

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Examples

  • In Warhol it found its self- image, ready- made for idolatry and mockery.

  • In Warhol it found its self-image, ready-made for idolatry and mockery.

  • Heck, even the Pope is piling on, warning against greed as a “new idolatry.”

  • Idolatry occurs when you look down at the fruit of your own labor, the statue that you carved yourself, and you worship it.

  • We renounce idolatry, witchcraft, and Satanism in our land!

  • The prophet's admonition to the Jews in Egypt against idolatry is not regarded: he denounces to them their destruction.

  • Property now was no longer the object of his pursuit: but popularity became the god of his idolatry.

  • It is marked by great superstition and idolatry, and is mostly confined to the lower classes.

  • It must be acknowledged that he reclaimed nearly the whole of Asia from idolatry.

  • This religious homage was only gradually developed to its present full-blown idolatry.