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Idolater

A worshiper of idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan.

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Gentile 76% connected

One of a non-Jewish nation; one neither a Jew nor a Christian; a worshiper of false gods; a heathen.

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Heathen 76% connected

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Infidel 76% connected

Not holding the faith; -- applied esp. to one who does not believe in the inspiration of the Scriptures, and the supernatural origin of Christianity.

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Pagan 76% connected

One who worships false gods; an idolater; a heathen; one who is neither a Christian, a Mohammedan, nor a Jew.

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Idolatress 76% connected

A female worshiper of idols.

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Idolizer 92% connected

One who idolizes or loves to the point of reverence; an idolater.

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