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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024i•dol /ˈaɪdəl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- an image worshiped as a god:idol worship.
- a person or thing greatly admired or loved:the newest teen idol.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024i•dol (īd′l),USA pronunciation n. - 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.
- Greek eídōlon image, idol, derivative of eîdos shape, form
- Late Latin īdōlum
- Middle English 1200–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged See image.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged favorite, darling, pet.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: idol /ˈaɪdəl/ n - a material object, esp a carved image, that is worshipped as a god
- any being (other than the one God) to which divine honour is paid
- a person who is revered, admired, or highly loved
Etymology: 13th Century: from Late Latin īdōlum, from Latin: image, from Greek eidōlon, from eidos shape, form |