Idolatry

I*dol"a*try (?), n.; pl. Idolatries (#). [F. idolâtrie, LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. ?; ? idol + ? service.] 1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods.

His eye surveyed the dark idolatries
Of alienated Judah.
Milton.

2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders on adoration. Shak.