pedestalped‧es‧tal /ˈpedəstəl/ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
a Grecian bust on a pedestal2a solid vertical post that supports something such as a table: the pedestal of the dentist’s chairpedestal basin British English (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal)3put/place somebody on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect: Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens.
Word OriginWORD ORIGINpedestal
ExamplesOrigin:
1500-1600 French piédestal, from Old Italian piedestallo, from pie di stallo ‘foot of the stall’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- And Murph will come down from that good-guy pedestal a little.
- Goddesses are made from female stones and the pedestal from male stones.
- He wanted Asquith on a pedestal and Lloyd George in an isolation hospital.
- If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.
- Some examples still had a moulded foot pedestal, while others had four short, cast and chased legs.
- The reverse process was used to install the launcher on pedestals at the pad.
Longman Language Activatorto admire someone very much► idolize
Collocations also idolise British to admire someone very much, especially a famous person, so that you think everything about them is perfect: · Monroe was idolized by movie fans all over the world.· As a child, Ted idolized his father.
► revere formal to respect someone greatly for their achievements or personal qualities, especially someone in public life: revere by: · Collins was revered by his fellow countrymen.revere somebody as something: · Ondaatje is revered as one of Canada's best writers.
► worship to admire and love someone so much that you cannot see any faults in them: · She absolutely worships Elvis Presley.worship the ground somebody walks on (=to admire absolutely everything about a person): · Garvey worshipped the ground his wife walked on.
► put somebody on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect -- used especially when you think someone is wrong to do this: · You shouldn't put him on a pedestal. He doesn't deserve it.· I used to put Sarah on a pedestal. Now I don't even like to be in the same room with her.
► hero-worship to greatly admire someone and want to be like them: · His fans hero-worshipped him.· The brother Ian had once hero-worshipped was now an unemployed drug addict.
to think that someone or something is perfect when they are not► idealize also idealise British to consider or show someone or something as perfect, without noticing their faults: · People often idealize the past.· She always idealized her father, who had died when she was five.
► put somebody on a pedestal to wrongly think that someone is perfect so that you are unable to treat them as an ordinary person: · It's very common for men to put women they love on a pedestal.
► can do no wrong if one person thinks that another person can do no wrong , they think they are perfect, even though they really do have faults: · Whatever trouble Eddy gets into, Mum still thinks he can do no wrong,· Of course, the fans believe that the players can do no wrong.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► pedestal basin
Phrases British English (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► knock· Last week's leaders Tynemouth were knocked off their pedestal losing their first game of the season.· Romantic shits - they're first to knock you off the pedestal they put you on.
► place· Another will place philanthropy on a pedestal and yet have a resentful, unforgiving spirit.· Being placed on an artificial pedestal can be of advantage to the Volunteer as innovator.
► put· Let's face it, possum, there are some who would put me on a pedestal.· If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.· In the courtly love tradition, the woman was put on a pedestal - objectified.· I was the most beautiful, wonderful woman and he put me on a pedestal.
► stand· Many of the dark rocks stand on limestone pedestals, the surrounding rocks having been eroded away.· The Composite Order is used; the columns stand on sculptured pedestals.· In the shadows, in front of an outcrop of rock, stood a pedestal.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► put/place somebody on a pedestal
1the base on which a pillar or statue stands: - My last boyfriend put me on a pedestal.
- Another will place philanthropy on a pedestal and yet have a resentful, unforgiving spirit.
- I was the most beautiful, wonderful woman and he put me on a pedestal.
- If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.
- Let's face it, possum, there are some who would put me on a pedestal.
a Grecian bust on a pedestal2a solid vertical post that supports something such as a table: the pedestal of the dentist’s chairpedestal basin British English (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal)3put/place somebody on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect: Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens.