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| - From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Idolatry]] idolatrie, ydolatrie, from Late Latin īdōlatrīa, from ecclesiastical [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Idolatry]] īdōlolatrīa, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Idolatry]] εἰδωλολατρία (eidōlolatria), “‘worship of idols’”), back-formation from εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolatrēs) (īdōlatra in Latin), from εἴδωλον (eidōlon), “‘idol’”) + λάτρις (latris), “‘worshipper’”) or λατρεύω (latreuō), “‘I worship’”), from λάτρον (latron), “‘payment’”); cognate with modern [[w:|]] idolâtrie, [[w:|]] idolatria, [[w:|]] ydolatria, and [[w:|]] idolatria.
- Idolatry is the attributing worship to any person or thing that is not the true God, the creator and sustainer of the universe. It is specifically seen in setting up an image to represent the unseen God to be worshiped. In the first and second Commandments, God identifies himself as the one who exists (His Name being derived from the Hebrew verb meaning "To be") in a special relationship with those who he has chosen to rescue from a world that rejects Him.
- Idolatry is "the worship of a created object" rather than the true God. However, the term "idol" often refers to conceptual constructs such as fame, money, nationality, ethnicity, and the "ritual of attachment" related to these is considered idolatry. Because a knowledge of God is supposed to transcend the conceptual, residing instead within people's emotional understanding, the theological concept of idolaty is related to the psychological concept of attachment.
- The word idolatry comes (by haplology) from the Greek word εἰδωλολατρία eidololatria parasynthetically from εἰδωλολάτρης from εἴδωλον eidolon, "image" or "figure", and λάτρις latris, "worshipper" or λατρεύειν latreuein, "to worship" from λάτρον latron "payment". Although the Greek appears to be a loan translation of the Hebrew phrase avodat elilim, which is attested in rabbinic literature (e.g., bChul., 13b, Bar.), the Greek term itself is not found in the Septuagint, Philo, Josephus, or in other Hellenistic Jewish writings. It is also not found in Greek literature. In the New Testament, the Greek word is found only in the letters of Paul, 1 Peter, 1 John, and Revelation, where it has a derogatory meaning. Hebrew terms for idolatry include avodah zarah (foreign worship) and avodat kochavim
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| - From [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Idolatry]] idolatrie, ydolatrie, from Late Latin īdōlatrīa, from ecclesiastical [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Idolatry]] īdōlolatrīa, from [[w:|]][[Category: derivations|Idolatry]] εἰδωλολατρία (eidōlolatria), “‘worship of idols’”), back-formation from εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolatrēs) (īdōlatra in Latin), from εἴδωλον (eidōlon), “‘idol’”) + λάτρις (latris), “‘worshipper’”) or λατρεύω (latreuō), “‘I worship’”), from λάτρον (latron), “‘payment’”); cognate with modern [[w:|]] idolâtrie, [[w:|]] idolatria, [[w:|]] ydolatria, and [[w:|]] idolatria.
- The word idolatry comes (by haplology) from the Greek word εἰδωλολατρία eidololatria parasynthetically from εἰδωλολάτρης from εἴδωλον eidolon, "image" or "figure", and λάτρις latris, "worshipper" or λατρεύειν latreuein, "to worship" from λάτρον latron "payment". Although the Greek appears to be a loan translation of the Hebrew phrase avodat elilim, which is attested in rabbinic literature (e.g., bChul., 13b, Bar.), the Greek term itself is not found in the Septuagint, Philo, Josephus, or in other Hellenistic Jewish writings. It is also not found in Greek literature. In the New Testament, the Greek word is found only in the letters of Paul, 1 Peter, 1 John, and Revelation, where it has a derogatory meaning. Hebrew terms for idolatry include avodah zarah (foreign worship) and avodat kochavim umazalot (worship of planets and constellations). In today's context, idolatry is not limited to religious concepts, however, and considered more of a social phenomenon where false perceptions are created and worshipped, or even used as a term in the entertainment industry.
- Idolatry is the attributing worship to any person or thing that is not the true God, the creator and sustainer of the universe. It is specifically seen in setting up an image to represent the unseen God to be worshiped. In the first and second Commandments, God identifies himself as the one who exists (His Name being derived from the Hebrew verb meaning "To be") in a special relationship with those who he has chosen to rescue from a world that rejects Him. Since God cannot be seen by mankind, men have sought to represent Him in forms that they can see. This may have been a part of the evil world before the Flood, but certainly came by the time of civilization in Ur of the Chaldees, for Terah, Abraham's father, "worshiped other gods".
- Idolatry is "the worship of a created object" rather than the true God. However, the term "idol" often refers to conceptual constructs such as fame, money, nationality, ethnicity, and the "ritual of attachment" related to these is considered idolatry. Because a knowledge of God is supposed to transcend the conceptual, residing instead within people's emotional understanding, the theological concept of idolaty is related to the psychological concept of attachment. Some Christians, who may venerate icons, still use the term "idol" to describe any non-Christian three-dimensional representative cult image, with the consistent exception of Greek and Roman sculpture. The Christian view toward what is considered idolatry, and what constitutes an idol, is largely inherited from monotheistic Judaism. But Christianity brought what is considered a more relaxed view on matters of law than a strict interpretation of Hebrew scripture dictated. This is seen by Christians not as a deviation from Jewish traditions, but a deeper understanding of the law in the context of human life and a "personal relationship" with God. Thus, in the Christian view, the idol and its worship are not so much the cause of sin, as it is a symptom of a deeper deviation from God; one which can 'be reconciled through Christ,' or after which man 'can be redeemed by the Holy Spirit.'
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