Assertion: idolatry | /r/SimilarTo | the worship of false gods
Facets:
value: originally
type: OTHER
value: by means of idols
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Idolatry comes from the Greek word eidōlolatria, and means "the worship of false gods.
text: Idolatry originally meant the worship of idols, or the worship of false gods by means of idols, but came to mean among the Old Testament Hebrews any worship of false gods, whether by images or otherwise, and finally the worship of Yahweh through visible symbols (Hosea 8:5,6; 10:5); and ultimately in the New Testament idolatry came to mean, not only the giving to any creature or human creation the honor or devotion which belonged to God alone, but the giving to any human desire a precedence over God's will (1 Corinthians 10:14; Galatians 5:20; Colossians 3:5; 1 Peter 4:3).