idol
A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey…A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
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» Tom is my idol.
Tom ist mein Idol. — Espi
Том - мой кумир. — marafon
Том — мій ідол. — deniko
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4 sensesA graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
Idol, Götze
и́долídol, божество́božestvó, божо́кbožók
і́долídol, божество́božestvó, божо́кbožók
A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
Idol, Götze
и́долídol, куми́рkumír
і́долídol, куми́рkumýr
A popular entertainer, usually young, captivating and attractive, and often female, with an image of being close to fans.
Tom Cruise is his idol.
Sachin Tendulkar is Rohan's idol.
и́долídol, а́йдолájdol
і́долídol
(obsolete)An eidolon or phantom; a misleading or elusive image or representation.
- a material effigy that is worshipped
- someone who is adored blindly and excessively
- an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
Examples
53 sentencesTom is my idol.
Том — мій ідол. — deniko
ruТом - мой кумир. — marafon
deTom ist mein Idol. — Espi
He was the idol of children.
Для дітей він був ідолом. — deniko
The rock star is an idol of the teenagers.
Ця рок-зірка - ідол для молоді. — deniko
The idol of fear will survive in this accursed realm a thousand years.
Ідол страху переживе в цьому проклятому царстві тисячу років. — Ahha
I worshipped the idols.
Я поклонявся ідолам. — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ydole, from Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴFrom Middle English ydole, from Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing, image”), from *weyd- (“to see”). Doublet of aidoru, eidolon, and idolum and related to idea.
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Forms
plural: idolsSynonyms
11 synonyms- a material effigy that is worshipped:graven imagegod
- someone who is adored blindly and excessively:matinee idol
- an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept:paragonperfectionbeau ideal
Word family
15 related wordsSee also
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