2. An adorer; a great admirer.
[1913 Webster]
Jonson was an idolater of the ancients. --Bp. Hurd. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
idolater — (n.) late 14c., ydolatrer idol worshipper, from O.Fr. idolatre, contracted from L.L. idololatres, from Eccles. Gk. eidololatres idol worshipper (see IDOLATRY (Cf. idolatry)) … Etymology dictionary
idolater — [ī däl′ə tər] n. [ME idolatre < OFr < LL(Ec) idololatres < LGr(Ec) eidōlolatrēs < Gr eidōlon (see IDOL) + latris, hired servant < latron, wages: see LARCENY] 1. a person who worships an idol or idols 2. a devoted admirer; adorer … English World dictionary
idolater — noun /ˌaɪˈdɑlətər/ One who worships idols; a pagan. I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators: Yet not altogether with the fornicators of this world, or with the covetous, or extortioners, or with idolaters; for then must ye… … Wiktionary
idolater — idolatry ► NOUN 1) worship of idols. 2) adulation. DERIVATIVES idolater noun idolatrous adjective. ORIGIN from Greek eid lon idol + latreia worship … English terms dictionary
idolater — or idolator noun Date: 14th century 1. a worshiper of idols 2. a person that admires intensely and often blindly one that is not usually a subject of worship … New Collegiate Dictionary
idolater — /uy dol euh teuhr/, n. 1. Also, idolist /uyd l ist/. a worshiper of idols. 2. a person who is an immoderate admirer; devotee. [1350 1400; ME idolatrer, equiv. to idolatr(ie) IDOLATRY + er ER2; rer > er by dissimilation] * * * … Universalium
idolater — Synonyms and related words: Druid, Parsi, Sabaist, Zoroastrian, admirer, adorer, allotheist, amateur, animal worshiper, animist, anthropolater, arborolater, archaeolater, beadsman, booster, buff, celebrant, chapelgoer, chthonian, churchgoer,… … Moby Thesaurus
idolater — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fetishist, heathen, votary; see enthusiast 1 , pagan … English dictionary for students
idolater — i·dol·a·ter || aɪ dÉ‘lÉ™tÉ™(r) / dÉ’l n. idol worshiper; admirer, one who adores or idolizes someone or something … English contemporary dictionary
idolater — tailored … Anagrams dictionary
