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French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /i.dɔ.latʁ/ ~ /i.dɔ.lɑtʁ/
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin īdōlolatrēs (with haplology), itself borrowed from Ancient Greek εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolátrēs).
Adjective
idolâtre (plural idolâtres)
- idolatrous
- idol-worshipping
Noun
idolâtre m or f by sense (plural idolâtres)
- idolater
Further reading
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
idolâtre
- inflection of idolâtrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative