idolatry

剑桥词典

very great admiration or respect for someone, often too great
偶像崇拜；盲目崇拜
The youngster makes no attempt to conceal his idolatry of his team-mate. 那个小伙子一点都没掩盖对队友的崇拜。
Newton was revered to the point of idolatry. 对牛顿的敬仰到了偶像崇拜的地步。

the act of praying to a picture or object as part of a religion
（宗教）对着图片（或物件）祈祷
Father Brown considers the notes and flowers left near the statue to be close to idolatry. 布朗神父认为留在雕像旁边的便签和花束近乎对圣物的祈祷。 返回 idolatry