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English
Etymology
From idol + -ous.
Adjective
idolous (comparative more idolous, superlative most idolous)
- (obsolete) idolatrous
a. 1563, John Bale, The Examinations of Lord Cobham, William Thorpe and Anne Askewe, &c:O idolous shepherd ! saith Zachary ; thou seekest not to heal the wounded , but to eat the flesh of the fat
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