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Meaning of 'idol' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Idol [ n.]
- An image or representation of anything.
- 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.
- That on which the affections are strongly (often excessively) set; an object of passionate devotion; a person or thing greatly loved or adored.
- A false notion or conception; a fallacy.

Meaning of 'idol' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . idol [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a material effigy that is worshipped
Example in sentence:
  • money was his god;
  • thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image

Nearby Words:

idocrase idolastre idolater idolatress idolatrical idolatries idolatrize idolatrized idolatrizing idolatrous

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