Both Uses of
idolatry
in
Dracula
- I did not know what to do, for, as an English Churchman, I have been taught to regard such things as in some measure idolatrous, and yet it seemed so ungracious to refuse an old lady meaning so well and in such a state of mind.†
p. 11.6
- It is odd that a thing which I have been taught to regard with disfavour and as idolatrous should in a time of loneliness and trouble be of help.†
p. 35.3 *
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".