idolatry

英 [aɪˈdɒlətri]

美 [aɪˈdɑːlətri]

n.  神像崇拜; 偶像崇拜; 盲目崇拜

TEM8

BNC.25365 / COCA.22843

牛津词典

noun

• 神像崇拜；偶像崇拜
  the practice of worshipping statues as gods
• 盲目崇拜
  too much love or admiration for sb/sth
  1. football fans whose support for their team borders on idolatry
     对球队几乎到了盲目崇拜地步的足球迷

柯林斯词典

• 偶像崇拜
  Someone who practisesidolatryworships idols.
• N-UNCOUNT 盲目崇拜
  If you refer to someone's admiration for a particular person asidolatry, you think it is too great and uncritical.
  1. Their affection for her soon increased almost to idolatry.
     他们对她的喜爱不久就发展到了盲目崇拜的地步。

英英释义

noun

• the worship of idols
  Synonym:idol worship
• religious zeal
  Synonym:devotionvenerationcultism

双语例句

• Can we worship and honor God by involving ourselves with customs and traditions, which God Himself forbade as idolatry?
  我们可以崇拜和赞美上帝从而让自己延续传统和习俗吗？而这些传统和习俗又禁止我们把上帝当作偶像来崇拜。
• It's simply the mental acknowledgement of the existence of God and that God is one, that is, the rejection of idolatry and polytheism and the idea that God is one.
  在精神层面上承认上帝的存在，而且只有一个上帝，这个观点反对盲目崇拜和多神论，坚持只有一个上帝的观点。
• I grew afraid that others would know of my idolatry.
  我开始担心别人发觉我对偶像的崇拜。
• It was a centre of idolatry, an altar to Baal, the god of the sun and fire.
  那坛是用来向异教的太阳神和火神巴力献祭的。
• She dared not leave things that in future years might be the foundation of a new idolatry.
  她不敢使目前的事物在未来的岁月中成为一种新的偶像崇拜的基础。
• On the one hand, we are troubled by the idolatry of personal consumerism and the politicization of faith;
  一方面，我们忧虑对个人消费主义的崇尚和信仰的政治化。
• Wherefore, my dearly beloved, flee from idolatry.
  14我所亲爱的弟兄阿，你们要逃避拜偶像的事。
• We don't think there were any of these churches that were actually practicing pagan idolatry.
  我们认为，这些教会并没有人，崇拜异教徒偶像。
• Even positive images of the Prophet Muhammad are not allowed to prevent idolatry in the religion.
  甚至对先知默罕默德正面的描绘也是禁止的，是为了保持其在在宗教的偶像地位。
• Do not swear at all; Or, if thou wilt, swear by thy gracious self, which is the god of my idolatry, and I'll believe thee.
  不用起誓吧；或者要是你愿意的话，就凭着你优美的自身起誓，那是我所崇拜的偶像，我一定会相信你的。