idolater
noun
idol·a·ter
ī-ˈdä-lə-tər 
variants
or idolator
1
: a worshipper of idols
2
: a person that admires intensely and often blindly one that is not usually a subject of worship
Examples of idolater in a Sentence
an ancient civilization of pantheists and idolaters
Recent Examples on the Web
While the race idolaters had hoped Victor Wembanyama would surpass him, Nikola Jokic is still the best player in the NBA.
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
An angel then killed 185,000 Assyrian idolaters.
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Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
And the twist here – Agathe is more of an Austen idolater than an Austen protagonist – is fresh.
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Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
The Founding Fathers knew of the fate of the 3,000 idolaters who prayed at the golden calf while Moses conversed with God on Mount Sinai, and of the money-changers driven from the Temple by Jesus.
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Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2024
Throngs of idolaters gather just to watch the team buses arrive.
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Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2024
The personification of those enthusiasms was the composer John Cage—a student of Schoenberg, a devotee of Eastern thought, and an idolater of Duchamp.
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Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 June 2022
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Bobby Burack Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
2 July 2026
An angel then killed 185,000 Assyrian idolaters.
—
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2026
And the twist here – Agathe is more of an Austen idolater than an Austen protagonist – is fresh.
—
Peter Rainer,
Christian Science Monitor,
21 May 2025
The Founding Fathers knew of the fate of the 3,000 idolaters who prayed at the golden calf while Moses conversed with God on Mount Sinai, and of the money-changers driven from the Temple by Jesus.
—
Bruce Fein,
Baltimore Sun,
11 July 2024
Throngs of idolaters gather just to watch the team buses arrive.
—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2024
The personification of those enthusiasms was the composer John Cage—a student of Schoenberg, a devotee of Eastern thought, and an idolater of Duchamp.
—
Louis Menand,
The New Yorker,
13 June 2022
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“Idolater.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/idolater. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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idolater
noun
idol·a·ter
variants
or idolator
1
: a worshipper of idols
2
: a person who admires or loves greatly
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