adj.
- Of or having to do with idolatry.
- Given to blind or excessive devotion to something: "The religiosity of the [group] is self-righteous and idolatrous. It perceives no virtue in its opponents and magnifies its own" (Christopher Lasch).
- Constituting idolatry.
idolatrousness i·dol'a·trous·ness n.
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