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1. (n.) idol
an image or other material object representing a deity and worshiped as such.
2. idol
(in the Bible) a deity other than God.
3. idol
a person or thing devotedly or excessively admired.
4. idol
a mere image or semblance of something, visible but without substance.
5. idol
a false notion; fallacy.
Etymology: (1200–50; ME < LL īdōlum < Gk eídōlon image, idol)
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| Definition of 'idol' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) idol, graven image, god
a material effigy that is worshipped
"thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"
2. (noun) idol, matinee idol
someone who is adored blindly and excessively
3. (noun) paragon, idol, perfection, beau ideal
an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
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1. (noun) idol
sb who is admired very much
The singer was her idol when she was young.
2. idol
a religious statue or painting that people pray to
clay idols of their god
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) idol
an image or representation of anything
2. (noun) idol
an image of a divinity; a representation or symbol of a deity or any other being or thing, made or used as an object of worship; a similitude of a false god
3. (noun) idol
that on which the affections are strongly (often excessively) set; an object of passionate devotion; a person or thing greatly loved or adored
4. (noun) idol
a false notion or conception; a fallacy
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Sense: an image of a god, which is worshipped
The tribesmen bowed down before their idol.
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 Afrikaans: afgod |
 Arabic: صَنَم، وَثَن |
 Bulgarian: кумир |
 Brazilian: ídolo |
 Czech: modla |
 German: der Götze |
 Danish: gudebillede |
 Greek: είδωλο |
 Spanish: ídolo |
 Estonian: ebajumal |
 Farsi: بت |
 Finnish: idoli |
 French: idole |
 Hebrew: אֱלִיל |
 Hindi: प्रतिमा, मूर्ति |
 Croatian: idol |
 Hungarian: bálvány |
 Indonesian: berhala |
 Icelandic: skurðgoð, hjáguð |
 Italian: idolo |
 Japanese: 偶像 |
 Korean: 우상 |
 Lithuanian: stabas |
 Latvian: elks |
 Malay: berhala |
 Dutch: afgodsbeeld |
 Norwegian: gudebilde |
 Polish: bożek |
 Persian: بت |
 Pashto: بت، مجسمه |
 Portuguese: ídolo |
 Romanian: idol |
 Russian: идол |
 Slovak: modla |
 Slovenian: malik |
 Serbian: idol |
 Swedish: avgudabild |
 Thai: รูปปั้นเทพเจ้า |
 Turkish: put |
 Taiwanese: 偶像, 神像 |
 Ukrainian: ідол |
 Urdu: عبادت کے لئے بنایا گیا بت |
 Vietnamese: tượng thần thánh |
 Chinese: 偶像，神像 |
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