GRE Word List

IDOLATRY

the worship of a physical object as a god

The meaning of the word idolatry is the worship of a physical object as a god.

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rigto fit out with rigging
probityadherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness
snivelto run at the nose
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
tithea tenth part of something paid as a voluntary contribution or as a tax especially for the support of a religious establishment
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
circleta little circle