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nounan ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
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nouna material effigy that is worshipped
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nounsomeone who is adored blindly and excessively
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Definition that contains idol
- worship love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
- elijah a Hebrew prophet in the Old Testament who opposed the worship of idols; he was persecuted for rebuking Ahab and Jezebel (king and queen of Israel); he was taken up to heaven in a chariot of fire (circa 9th century BC)
- revere love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
- joss a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
- juggernaut a crude idol of Krishna
- idolatry the worship of idols; the worship of physical objects or images as gods
- idolize love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
- hezekiah (Old Testament) king of Judah who abolished idolatry (715-687 BC)
- idolater a person who worships idols
- idolise love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol