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idol
[ ahyd-l ]
noun
- an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
- Bible.
- an image of a deity other than God.
- the deity itself.
- any person or thing regarded with blind admiration, adoration, or devotion:
Madame Curie had been her childhood idol.
- a mere image or semblance of something, visible but without substance, as a phantom.
- a figment of the mind; fantasy.
- a false conception or notion; fallacy.
idol
/ ˈaɪdəl /
noun
- a material object, esp a carved image, that is worshipped as a god
- Christianity Judaism any being (other than the one God) to which divine honour is paid
- a person who is revered, admired, or highly loved
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Origin of idol1
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Example Sentences
Ratings for talent competitions like Idol, once viewership juggernauts, are plummeting.
The other thing about Idol was that it really was a star-maker at first.
The standard bearers of reality TV—American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, So You Think You Can Dance—are aging.
These are men and women who want to retain faith in an idol, who just want to forgive and forget.
Pryor, a second-generation senator, is holding off a fierce challenge from conservative idol Tom Cotton.
She thought the idol would consume them, for bachelor cooking was never intended for bachelor invalids.
He hath chosen strong wood, and that will not rot: the skilful workman seeketh how he may set up an idol that may not be moved.
If a nation hath changed their gods, and indeed they are not gods: but my people have changed their glory into an idol.
I am due to attend at twelve-forty-five in the state temple, where we sanctify some new idol.
Buzot adored Madame Roland as the inspiration of his mind, as the idol of his worship.
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