Idolatry — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

religious zeal; the willingness to serve God

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/aɪdˈɑːlətɹi/

🇬🇧British English

/aɪdˈɒlətɹi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/aɪdˈɒlətɹi/

4 syllables Say it as /aɪdˈɑːlətɹi/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

devotion idol worship cultism veneration

Word Forms

idolatrous	adjective	blindly or excessively devoted or adoring
devote	verb	give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
idolater	noun	a person who worships idols

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Götzendienst

religiöser Eifer; die Bereitschaft, Gott zu dienen

🇫🇷French

idolâtrie

zèle religieux; la volonté de servir Dieu

🇪🇸Spanish

idolatría

celo religioso; la voluntad de servir a Dios

🇮🇹Italian

idolatria

zelo religioso; la disponibilità a servire Dio

🇳🇱Dutch

afgoderij

religieuze ijver; de bereidheid om God te dienen

🇵🇹Portuguese

idolatria

zelo religioso; a disposição de servir a Deus

🇷🇺Russian

идолопоклонство

религиозное рвение; готовность служить Богу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मूर्ति पूजा

धार्मिक उत्साह; भगवान की सेवा करने की इच्छा

🇧🇩Bengali

মূর্তিপূজা

ধর্মীয় উদ্দীপনা; ঈশ্বরের সেবা করার ইচ্ছা

🇮🇳Tamil

உருவ வழிபாடு

மத ஆர்வம்; கடவுளுக்கு சேவை செய்ய விருப்பம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విగ్రహారాధన

మతపరమైన ఉత్సాహం; దేవునికి సేవ చేయాలనే సంకల్పం

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्तिपूजा

धार्मिक आवेश; देवाची सेवा करण्याची इच्छा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્તિપૂજા

ધાર્મિક ઉત્સાહ; ભગવાનની સેવા કરવાની ઇચ્છા

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಗ್ರಹಾರಾಧನೆ

ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ಉತ್ಸಾಹ; ದೇವರ ಸೇವೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಇಚ್ಛೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഗ്രഹാരാധന

മത തീക്ഷ്ണത; ദൈവത്തെ സേവിക്കാനുള്ള സന്നദ്ധത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਤੀ ਪੂਜਾ

ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਜੋਸ਼; ਪਰਮੇਸ਼ੁਰ ਦੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਕਰਨ ਦੀ ਇੱਛਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بت پرستی

مذہبی جوش؛ خدا کی خدمت کرنے کی خواہش

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偶像崇拜

宗教热情；事奉神的意愿

🇯🇵Japanese

偶像崇拝

宗教的熱意。神に仕える意欲

🇰🇷Korean

사신 숭배

종교적 열성; 하나님을 섬기려는 의지

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự thờ hình tượng

lòng nhiệt thành tôn giáo; sự sẵn lòng phục vụ Chúa

🇹🇭Thai

การบูชารูปเคารพ

ความกระตือรือร้นทางศาสนา ความเต็มใจที่จะรับใช้พระเจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

pemujaan berhala

semangat keagamaan; kesediaan untuk melayani Tuhan

🇵🇭Filipino

idolatriya

relihiyosong kasigasigan; ang pagpayag na maglingkod sa Diyos

🇲🇾Malay

penyembahan berhala

semangat beragama; kesediaan untuk mengabdi kepada Tuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الوثنية

الحماسة الدينية؛ الاستعداد لخدمة الله

🇮🇷Persian

بت پرستی

غیرت دینی؛ تمایل به بندگی خدا

🇹🇷Turkish

putperestlik

dini gayret; Tanrı'ya hizmet etme isteği

🇮🇱Hebrew

עֲבוֹדַת אֵלִילִים

להט דתי; הנכונות לעבוד את אלוהים

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