noun · masculinefirst declension
īdōlolatrēs
īdōlolatrēs m (genitive īdōlolatrae)
Classical[iː.doːˈɫɔ.ɫa.treːs]Ecclesiastical[i.doˈlɔː.la.tres]
Meaning
- An idol worshipper, idolater.
c. 196-211, Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, De idolatria, 1
"The idolater is likewise a murderer."c. 400-417, Augustine of Hippo, De Trinitate, liber I unde idololatrae dicuntur qui simulacris eam servitutem exhibent quae debetur Deo
"They are called idolaters, who give that service to images or idols, which is due to God."
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | īdōlolatrēs | īdōlolatrae |
| genitive | īdōlolatrae | īdōlolatrārum |
| dative | īdōlolatrae | īdōlolatrīs |
| accusative | īdōlolatrēn īdōlolatram | īdōlolatrās |
| ablative | īdōlolatrē | īdōlolatrīs |
| vocative | īdōlolatrē | īdōlolatrae |
īdōlŏlatres, ae, m., = εἰδωλολάτρης,
I. an idol-worshipper, idolater, Tert. Idol. 1 sq.; 14; id. Apol. 24 al.
Origins
From Ancient Greek εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolátrēs, “idolater”).
In English words that came into English from īdōlolatrēs
- idolateridololatra