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Idolater

//ˌaɪˈdɑlətəɹ// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who worships idols; (historical) a pagan.

    "[T]he state of idolaters is two ways miserable: first, in that which they worship they find no succour; and secondly, at his hands, whom they ought to serve, there is no other thing to be looked for but the effects of most just displeasure, the withdrawing of grace, dereliction in this world, and in the world to come confusion."

  2. 2
    a person who worships idols wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English ydolatrer, from Middle French idolatre, from Latin idololatra. Displaced native Old English dēofolġielda (literally “devil worshiper”).

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