idolater:
(also ‘idolizer‘ & ‘idol worshipper’; also, less commonly, spelled ‘idolator’; female – ‘idolatress’; pronunciation: the letter ‘i’ rhymes with the word ‘eye’ — for the right pronunciation of this word, please click here; )
ancient idolaters
a person who worships idols;
a person who likes/admires idols – their shapes, their past history, etc., not necessarily a worshipper;
a person who admires or likes another person too much,
modern day Christian idolaters
It is surprising to watch news of a chief of a company dismissing an employee not because she is inefficient but just because she’s an idolater!
Our archaeology professor is an ardent non-religious idolater; he adores statues and icons for their sheer beauty and shape!
Every religion accuses the other one being a religion of idolaters and pagans, but the fact is every one of the twenty or so major religions in the present world has its origins in a pagan and idolatry form of worship, and every one who spoke against or for idolaters had an ancestor who was a typical idolater that he/she hates now!!
There are some non-religious idolaters, crazy fans, who worship film stars, sports personalities, pop singers and crazy dare-devils as their idols.
idolaters of a film star
