Idol
WordNet
noun
(1) A material effigy that is worshipped
"Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"
"Money was his god"
(2) An ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
(3) Someone who is adored blindly and excessively
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Etymology
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Noun
- A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- 1911 The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God, J. Milton Hayes:
- There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Khatmandu,There's a little marble cross below the town; There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave of Mad Carew, And the Yellow God forever gazes down.
- 1911 The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God, J. Milton Hayes:
- A cultural icon, or especially popular person.