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First published 1963 (DOST Vol. III).
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Idol-, Ydolatry, n. Also: -rie, -ré, idollatrie, idolitry. [ME. idolatry(e, ydolatrie (c 1250), OF. idol-, ydolatrie, med. L. idolatria.] Idolatry.(a) a1400 Leg. S. xxii. 99.
He delt … with ydolatry c1420 Wynt. i. 1714.
In hys tyme begouth mawmentry That we oys to call ydolatry 1535 Stewart 26278.
The Britis … grew to ydolatrie 1529 Lynd. Complaynt 445.
Kyng Dauid … distroyit all ydolatrie c1552 Id. Mon. 2615.
Thocht I agane ydolatrye indyte 1551 Hamilton Cat. 23.
Quharin thow usit to commit ydolatrie(b) 1531 Bell. Boece I. 188.
Two haly men … quhilkis … put doun al vane superstitionis and idolitris [sic] c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2501.
Off Edinburgh the gret idolatrye … On thare feist day, all creature may se a1578 Pitsc. I. 385/28.
The king of Ingland had laitlie … cassin doune the abbayis and all the rest of idolatrie 1581 Acts III. 212/2.
The dregges of idolatrie ȝit remanis in diuers pairtes of the … realme
