idolatrous /aɪˈdɒlətrəs/ adjective4 •Partaking in idolatry; worshipping idols or false gods.Once Robert Smellie found her in a ruinous kirk on the Lang Muir, where of old the idolatrous rites of Rome were practiced. — 1902 •Used in or designed for idolatry; devoted to idols or idol-worship.An idolatrous image or temple. •Of or pertaining to idolatry. •Engaging in excessive attachment or reverence; inordinately or profanely devoted.An idolatrous veneration for antiquity. formsmore idolatrous · most idolatrous