idolatry
worship of idols or excessive devotion
Roots
- -latry: worship or service
- idol / eidolon: idol, image, or object of devotion
Other words with the idol / eidolon root
- idol: image or object treated with devotion
Idolatry is idol plus worship: devotion aimed at an image or object as if it were sacred.
The essay criticized the culture's idolatry of wealth and visibility.
Idolatry can be literal religious worship, but exams often use it more broadly. When admiration hardens into worship, the word starts to fit.