English
Pronunciation
AHD|īd-(�)l, IPA|/�aɪd(�)l/, SAMPA|/"aId(@)l/
Homophones: idle
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪd(�)l|-aɪd(�)l
Noun
en-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.
#A cultural icon, or especially popular person
Derived terms
idolatory
idolise, idolize
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