idolâtre

See also: idolatre, idolatré, and idolâtré

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /i.dɔ.latʁ/ ~ /i.dɔ.lɑtʁ/

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Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin īdōlolatrēs (with haplology), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolátrēs).

Adjective

idolâtre (plural idolâtres)

1. idolatrous
2. idol-worshipping

Noun

idolâtre m or f by sense (plural idolâtres)

1. idolater

Further reading

• “idolâtre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

idolâtre

1. inflection of idolâtrer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative