idol | | |
n. (artifact) | 1. god, graven image, idol | a material effigy that is worshipped.; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" |
| ~ effigy, simulacrum, image | a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture).; "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone" |
| ~ golden calf | (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly. |
| ~ joss | a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol. |
| ~ juggernaut | a crude idol of Krishna. |
n. (person) | 2. idol, matinee idol | someone who is adored blindly and excessively. |
| ~ heartthrob | an object of infatuation. |
| ~ principal, star, lead | an actor who plays a principal role. |
n. (cognition) | 3. beau ideal, idol, paragon, perfection | an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept. |
| ~ ideal | the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain. |
| ~ gold standard | a paragon of excellence.; "academic education is the gold standard against which other educational activity is pejoratively judged" |
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