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Synonyms for idol
ˈaɪd lidol
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Princeton's WordNet
idol, graven image, godnoun
a material effigy that is worshipped
"thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"
Synonyms:
graven image, deity, perfection, matinee idol, divinity, paragon, god, beau ideal, immortalidol, matinee idolnoun
someone who is adored blindly and excessively
Synonyms:
perfection, paragon, matinee idol, beau ideal, god, graven imageparagon, idol, perfection, beau idealnoun
an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
Synonyms:
nonsuch, flawlessness, saint, nonesuch, perfection, apotheosis, paragon, graven image, matinee idol, god, nonpareil, beau ideal, ideal, ne plus ultra
Dictionary of English Synonymes
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
idolnoun
Synonyms:
image (of a divinity), effigy, graven image, JuggernautAssociated words:
idolater, idolatrous, idolatry, idolize, iconoplast, iconoclast, iconodule, idolomania, iconography, iconology, idoloclast, iconomachy, ting, iconolatry
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#690 | god | |
#2074 | saint | |
#2979 | ideal | |
#9404 | idol | |
#11450 | perfection | |
#16116 | shrine | |
#16215 | immortal | |
#18554 | paragon | |
#21175 | divinity | |
#22964 | deity | |
#24079 | heroine | |
#70530 | nonesuch | |
#98207 | apotheosis | |
#119590 | nonsuch | |
#149535 | nonpareil |
How to use idol in a sentence?
My win against Roger meant a lot to me because he was my idol, i would say Roger’s win was very important in my career. Beating Stefanos today was, as well, really, really important match.
Meeting him in person, he had a strong, positive aura about him, it was nice to interact with him and pick his brain and get some perspective how he goes about his golf. He's been an idol growing up, a larger than life figure.
It is said that this idol provoked to jealousy, because the Jews by erecting this idol trod under foot their God, or at least endeavored to prostrate his glory.”
Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn:
One should never direct people towards happiness, because happiness too is an idol of the market-place. One should direct them towards mutual affection. A beast gnawing at its prey can be happy too, but only human beings can feel affection for each other, and this is the highest achievement they can aspire to.
Ambition is an idol, on whose wings great minds are carried only to extreme; to be sublimely great or to be nothing.
Translations for idol
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- صنم, وثنArabic
- ídolCatalan, Valencian
- modla, idolCzech
- Götze, IdolGerman
- ίνδαλμα, είδωλοGreek
- ídoloSpanish
- epäjumalankuva, idoli, esikuvaFinnish
- idoleFrench
- ìomhaighScottish Gaelic
- प्रतिमाHindi
- կուռքArmenian
- idolaIndonesian
- אלילHebrew
- アイドル, 偶像Japanese
- კერპიGeorgian
- 우상Korean
- īdōlumLatin
- elksLatvian
- godenbeeld, idool, afgodDutch
- ମୂର୍ତ୍ତିOriya
- bożek, bałwan, idolPolish
- ícone, ídoloPortuguese
- idolRomanian
- божество, кумир, идолRussian
- idolSwedish
- சிலைTamil
- ідолUkrainian
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