idololatres
Latin
Alternative forms
- (Ecclesiastical Latin) īdōlolatra
- īdōlatra
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εἰδωλολάτρης (eidōlolátrēs, “idolater”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iː.doːˈlo.la.treːs/, [iː.doːˈɫɔ.ɫa.treːs]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /iː.doː.loˈlat.reːs/, [iː.doː.ɫɔˈɫat.reːs] — see usage note
Noun
īdōlolatrēs m (genitive īdōlolatrae); first declension
- An idol worshipper, idolater.
- c. 196-211, Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, De idolatria, 1
- idololatres idem homicida est
- "The idolater is likewise a murderer."
- idololatres idem homicida est
- c. 400-417, Augustine of Hippo, De Trinitate, liber I
- unde idololatrae dicuntur qui simulacris eam servitutem exhibent quae debetur Deo
- "They are called idolaters, who give that service to images or idols, which is due to God."
- unde idololatrae dicuntur qui simulacris eam servitutem exhibent quae debetur Deo
- c. 196-211, Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus, De idolatria, 1
Usage notes
- In ordinary Classical Latin pronunciation, when the cluster tr occurs intervocalically at a syllabic boundary (denoted in pronunciatory transcriptions by ⟨.⟩), both consonants are considered to belong to the latter syllable; if the former syllable contains only a short vowel (and not a long vowel or a diphthong), then it is a light syllable. Where the two syllables under consideration are a word's penult and antepenult, this has a bearing on stress, because a word whose penult is a heavy syllable is stressed on that syllable, whereas one whose penult is a light syllable is stressed on the antepenult instead. In poetic usage, where syllabic weight and stress are important for metrical reasons, writers sometimes regard the t in such a sequence as belonging to the former syllable; in this case, doing so alters the word's stress. For more words whose stress can be varied poetically, see their category.
Inflection
First declension, masculine Greek type with nominative singular in -ēs.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | īdōlolatrēs | īdōlolatrae |
| Genitive | īdōlolatrae | īdōlolatrārum |
| Dative | īdōlolatrae | īdōlolatrīs |
| Accusative | īdōlolatrēn | īdōlolatrās |
| Ablative | īdōlolatrē | īdōlolatrīs |
| Vocative | īdōlolatrē | īdōlolatrae |
Related terms
- īdōlēum
- īdōlicus
- īdōlolatrīa
- īdōlolātris
- īdōlothytus
- īdōlum
References
- idololatres in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- idololatres in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette