idolastre

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noun

An idolater.

OriginMiddle English idolatre →
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Meanings

nounidolastre (plural idolastres)

plural idolastres

  1. obsoleteAn idolater.

    What difference is bitwixe an ydolastre and an avaricious man, but that an ydolastre, per aventure, ne hath but o mawmet or two, and the avaricious man hath manye?

    1387, Chaucer, The Parson's Tale

Origin

  1. Middle Englishidolatre
  2. Englishidolastre

From Middle English idolatre.

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APA

idolastre. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idolastre

MLA

“idolastre.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idolastre. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idolastre,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idolastre.

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