Idolatry: alternatives and connections

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Idolatry

The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods.

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Bibliolatry 76% connected

Book worship, esp. of the Bible; -- applied by Roman Catholic divines to the exaltation of the authority of the Bible over that of the pope or the ch…

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Iconolatry 76% connected

The worship of images as symbols; -- distinguished from idolatry, the worship of images themselves.

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Worship 76% connected

Excellence of character; dignity; worth; worthiness.

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