idolatry

Noun

religious zeal; the willingness to serve God
the worship of idols; the worship of images that are not God
The worship of idols.
The excessive admiration of somebody or something.

Origin / Etymology

Inherited from Middle English ydolatrie, from Old French idolatrie, from Ecclesiastical Latin īdōlatrīa, from Late Latin īdōlolatrīa, from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολατρίᾱ (eidōlolatríā, “worship of idols”), back-formation from εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolátrēs), from εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “idol”) & λάτρις (látris, “worshipper”) or λατρεύω (latreúō, “I worship”), from λάτρον (látron, “payment”). Equivalent to idol + -latry. Cognate with Modern French idolâtrie, Italian idolatria, Occitan ydolatria, Portuguese idolatria, and Spanish idolatría. Displaced native Old English dēofolġield (literally “devil worship”).

Synonyms

adoration, avodah zarah, cultism, devotion, idol worship, reverence, veneration, worship

Scrabble Score: 12

idolatry is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
idolatry is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
idolatry is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

idolatry is a valid Words With Friends word