idolist

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noun

An idolator (worshipper of idols).

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Meanings

nounidolist (plural idolists)

plural idolists

  1. obsoleteAn idolator (worshipper of idols).

    Among the Heathen round; to God have brought Dishonour, obloquy, and op'd the mouths Of idolists

    1671, John Milton, “Samson Agonistes, […]”, in Paradise Regain’d. A Poem. In IV Books. To which is Added, Samson Agonistes, London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for John Starkey […], →OCLC

Origin

From idol + -ist.

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APA

idolist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idolist

MLA

“idolist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idolist. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idolist,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idolist.

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