Idolatry \I*dol"a*try\, n.; pl. {Idolatries}. [F. idol[^a]trie, LL. idolatria, L. idololatria, Fr. Gr. ?; ? idol + ? service.] 1. The worship of idols, images, or anything which is not God; the worship of false gods. His eye surveyed the dark idolatries Of alienated Judah. --Milton. 2. Excessive attachment or veneration for anything; respect or love which borders on adoration. --Shak.