idol worshiper
- noun
- /ˈaɪdəl ˈwɜrʃɪpər/
- US
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idolatra
- Idol worshipper.
Examples
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It is a well-known fact that this woman is a witch and an idol worshipper.
Fiction book (1991) -
Idol worshiper!
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"Your idol-worshipper is also a woman of loose morals.
Fiction book (1991) -
Among idol worshippers, he refuses to bow down to any other God.
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- An idol-worshipper!
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For idol-worshippers!
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She was a child of Christ for 12 years until she decided to drop everything here and settle down with an idol worshiper in India.
Blog text (21) -
As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah... ...so shall He send hosts to destroy the idol-worshipers.
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The community was divided, with many being idol worshippers who devoted their lives to their ancient traditions.
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As an idol worshiper, she dedicated her prayers to the sculptures in the temple every morning.
Synonyms
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A person who worships images or statues as gods
A woman who worships a statue or object as a god
A person who likes someone too much and ignores their faults
Antonyms
How Devoted
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who worships idols' is directly and compositionally derived from 'idol' (a venerated image or statue) + 'worshiper' (a person showing reverence). This regular agentive noun formation follows standard English morphology and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Idol worshiper comes from people who bowed to a carved idol, a statue or image, and gave it gifts or prayers, so the person was a worshiper of that object. That's why 'idol worshiper' means someone who worships a statue or picture.