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idol

UK/ˈaɪ.dl̩/ US/ˈaɪ.dl̩/ fairly common

noun

1.

a material effigy that is worshipped as a god

  • “thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image”
  • “money was his god”
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Origin

From Middle English ydole, from Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing, image”), from *weyd- (“to see”).

Phrases

  • gravure idol
  • idol shepherd
  • kill your idols
  • matinee idol
  • Moorish idol

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