The Only Use of
idolatry
in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Demetrius, I'll avouch it to his head, Made love to Nedar's daughter, Helena, And won her soul; and she, sweet lady, dotes, Devoutly dotes, dotes in idolatry, Upon this spotted and inconstant man.†
Scene 1.1
Definitions:
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(1)
(idolatry) the worship of idols (physical objects representative of gods)
or:
excessive admiration and devotion to something or someone -
(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, "idolatry" can mean "excessive admiration for someone or something".