idol worshiper
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7.5
- noun
- /ˈaɪdəl ˈwɜrʃɪpər/
- US
- 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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9.7
A person who worships images or statues as gods
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7.4
A person who likes someone too much and ignores their faults
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9.9
A woman who worships a statue or object as a god
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.