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Russian
Etymology
и́дол (ídol) + -о- (-o-) + -бе́с (-bés), calque of Ancient Greek εἰδωλομανής (eidōlomanḗs).
Pronunciation
Noun
идолобе́с • (idolobés) m anim (genitive идолобе́са, nominative plural идолобе́сы, genitive plural идолобе́сов)
- (archaic, religion) idol worshipper, idolater, iconophile
- (figuratively, offensive) heretic, infidel (used as a term of abuse)
1909, Максим Горький, Жизнь Матвея Кожемякина:Тут не верёвки, идолобе́с, тут работа! Каждый должен исполнять свою работу.- Tut ne verjóvki, idolobés, tut rabota! Každyj dolžen ispolnjatʹ svoju rabotu.
- It's not ropes, you heretic, it's a job! Everyone must do their job.
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