Etymology

avodah zarah

Today it means: idolatry Full definition →

Hebrew עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה“foreign worship”
  2. English todayavodah zarah

Borrowed from Hebrew עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה (avodá zará, “foreign worship”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.