idolater
noun [ C ] uk/aɪˈdɒl.ə.tər/ us/aɪˈdɑː.lə.t̬ɚ/
偶像崇拜者
someone who worships and prays to an object or picture as part of a religion
Idolaters sacrificed animals to idols. 偶像崇拜者用动物祭祀偶像。
The Pacific islanders were originally idolaters, and had idols of carved wood. 太平洋岛民原本是偶像崇拜者，他们有木雕偶像。
崇拜者，钦慕者
someone who respects and admires a person or idea, often too much
Is he an old-fashioned Shakespeare idolater? 他是一名老派的莎士比亚崇拜者吗？
Men are idolaters, and want something to look at and kiss and hug. 男人就像是偶像崇拜者，需要有东西来看一看，亲一亲，抱一抱。
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- He would convince those idolaters that worshipped the sun and moon.
- By communicating with idolaters in their rites and ceremonies, we ourselves become guilty of idolatry.
- "It is the best book of its kind," gush its idolaters.
- He was an idolater of innocence whose work could be eerily erotic.