"avodah zarah" meaning in English

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          "ref": "1992 September 8, Yechezkal Shimon Gutfreund, “Not a Charm?”, in soc.culture.jewish (Usenet):",
          "text": "One SCJ commentator said how he felt that the custom of kissing the mezzuzah was something that should be banned as being too close to avodah zarah.",
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          "ref": "2022 September 1, Rabbi Elie Feder, Gematria Refigured, Mosaica Press, →ISBN, page 44:",
          "text": "The eradication of the mindset of avodah zarah is a lifelong quest.",
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        "idolatry"
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