idolatrous
Devoted beyond reason
Idolatrous describes excessive devotion or worship, whether of religious images or anything else elevated to godlike status.
The word carries disapproval—what seems like healthy admiration to one person may look idolatrous to another: his idolatrous devotion to the founder, an idolatrous cult of celebrity.
The related noun is idolatry.
Non-mainstream religion follower
- heathenIrreligious nonbeliever
- polytheisticBelieving in multiple deities
- gravenCut or carved in
- golden calfSymbol of misplaced worship
Baal · false gods · blasphemous · heretical · sacrilegious · profane · ungodly · sinful
Cut or carved in
- statuesThree-dimensional sculpted likenesses
- effigiesRepresentations of persons
- iconsRepresentative small images
- figurinesSmall ornamental sculptures
totems · relics · fetishes · amulets · talismans · sculptures · golden calf · pantheon
Profound admiring respect
- adorationProfound loving regard
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- shrineSacred devotional place
altar · graven image · deity · offerings · rituals · piety · sanctity · glorification
Persistent mental attachment
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
captivation · enthralment · besotted · obsession · preoccupation · adulation · fandom · hero worship
Consumed by fixation
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- uncriticalLacking discerning judgment
- slavishExcessively submissive or imitative
fawning · sycophantic · worshipful · adulating · hero-worship · infatuated · besotted · devoted
Violation of the hallowed
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- irreverenceDisregard for what's honored
- desecrationViolating something sacred
- heresyBelief opposing official doctrine
impiety · apostasy · iconoclasm · forbidden · sinful · ungodly · abomination · transgression
Passionately eager and active
- extremistOne holding fringe views
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
- uncompromisingRefusing to yield ground
radical · sectarian · intolerant · puritanical · partisan · fervor · ardor · single-minded
pagan
Non-mainstream religion follower
- heathenIrreligious nonbeliever
- polytheisticBelieving in multiple deities
- gravenCut or carved in
golden calf · Baal · false gods · blasphemous · heretical · sacrilegious · profane · ungodly · sinful · forbidden
graven
Cut or carved in
- statuesThree-dimensional sculpted likenesses
- effigiesRepresentations of persons
- iconsRepresentative small images
figurines · totems · relics · fetishes · amulets · talismans · sculptures · golden calf · pantheon · deities
veneration
Profound admiring respect
shrine · altar · graven image · deity · offerings · rituals · piety · sanctity · glorification · exaltation
fixation
Persistent mental attachment
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
- maniaIntense, consuming obsession
- compulsionIrresistible urge to act
fanaticism · captivation · enthralment · besotted · obsession · preoccupation · adulation · fandom · hero worship · materialism
obsessive
Consumed by fixation
- fanaticalExtremely and uncritically devoted
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- uncriticalLacking discerning judgment
slavish · fawning · sycophantic · worshipful · adulating · hero-worship · infatuated · besotted · devoted · fervent
sacrilege
Violation of the hallowed
- profanityVulgar or obscene speech
- irreverenceDisregard for what's honored
- desecrationViolating something sacred
heresy · impiety · apostasy · iconoclasm · forbidden · sinful · ungodly · abomination · transgression · violation
zealous
Passionately eager and active
- extremistOne holding fringe views
- dogmaticAsserting opinions as facts
- ferventIntensely and sincerely felt
uncompromising · radical · sectarian · intolerant · puritanical · partisan · fervor · ardor · single-minded · diehard
idolatrousiconoclastic
Attacking cherished beliefs
monotheistic · atheistic · orthodox · devout · pious
idolatrousskeptical
Inclined to question claims
critical · cynical · questioning · disbelieving · discerning
idolatrousirreverent
Disrespectful toward authority
blasphemous · sacrilegious · iconoclastic · detached · indifferent
idol, idolize, idolatry, idolization, idolater, idolaters, idolatress