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idolatry

idol worship
Event religious_belief Q840665
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Summary

idolatry is a religious belief[1]. idolatry draws 5,555 Wikipedia views per month (religious belief category, ranking #7 of 26).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: religious offense[3]
  • Subclass of: dogma[4], religion[5]
  • Part of: polytheism[6]
  • Commons category: Idolatry[7]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Idolatry[8]
  • Main subject: idol[9]
  • Described by source: Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[10], Otto's encyclopedia[11], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[12], Kościelna encyclopedia[13], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14]
  • Has characteristic: cult image[15]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16]
  • P14483: i/idolatria[17]

Why It Matters

idolatry has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18] idolatry is known by 58 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

Related Entities

religion

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). idolatry. Retrieved October 16, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/idolatry
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_idolatry_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{idolatry}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/idolatry}, note = {Accessed: 2026-10-16}}
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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 23d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → i/idolatria
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: i/idolatria, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/275041|batch #275041]]"
  2. 5w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → idolatry
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: idolatry, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289933870|idolatry (#289933870)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix'n"
  3. 12w ago · Pierrotrgr · 2026-07-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Biblissima authority id → sustainable business
    P14483 → i/idolatria
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Biblissima authority id: Q295382, Import ID Biblissima V3 ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/OR/627d4912166|details]])"
  4. 14w ago · EleJur · 2026-07-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → i/idolatria
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ P14483: i/idolatria, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/260063|batch #260063]]"
  5. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → polytheism
    Instance of → religious belief, religious offense
    Subclass of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007538409105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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