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# idolatrous

adjective

«idolatrous» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In Jewish tradition

Here it describes priests who served Baal and other false gods in Judah instead of the one God.

**Interpretation.** Idol worship is one of the gravest sins in Jewish law, and the prophets warn that God will remove those who lead people into it.

### Meaning

Having to do with idols, or with worshipping idols as gods. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/idolatrous/#m1)

### Examples

- And I will stretch out My hand upon Judah, and upon all the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place, and the name of the idolatrous priests with the priests; (Prophets ZEP.1.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/idolatrous/#x1)

### Note

A record of the Judaism dictionary, written from the corpus.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «idolatrous» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/I/idolatrous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«idolatrous» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/idolatrous.html) on Mova free.