Meaning

noun a material effigy that is worshipped

noun someone who is adored blindly and excessively

noun an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

originFrom Middle English ydole, from Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”), from εἶδος (eîdos,…

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