Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.