symbolatry vs idol worship

symbolatry and idol worship both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
symbolatry	Yes	No	No	No
idol worship	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, idol worship is a hypernym of symbolatry; that is, idol worship is a word with a broader meaning than symbolatry:

symbolatry: the worship of symbols
idol worship: the worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods

Other hypernyms of symbolatry include idolatry.

symbolatry (noun)	idol worship (noun)
the worship of symbols	the worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods