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Definitions for Idol

[1] an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed.
[2] Bible . an image of a deity other than God. the deity itself.
[3] any person or thing regarded with blind admiration, adoration, or devotion: Madame Curie had been her childhood idol.
[4] a mere image or semblance of something, visible but without substance, as a phantom.
[5] a figment of the mind; fantasy.
[6] a false conception or notion; fallacy.
[7] a material object, esp a carved image, that is worshipped as a god
[8] Christianity Judaism any being (other than the one God) to which divine honour is paid
[9] a person who is revered, admired, or highly loved

Words related to Idol

deity, hero, darling, icon, superstar, simulacrum, desire, god, image, favorite, beloved, inamorata, dear, fetish, goddess, eidolon

Words nearby Idol

idlesse, idlewild, idn, ido, idocrase, idol, idolater, idolatrize, idolatrous, idolatry, idolism

Origin of Idol

1200–50; Middle English < Late Latin īdōlum < Greek eídōlon image, idol, derivative of eîdos shape, form

Words that may be confused with Idol

idle, idol, idyll, (see, synonym, study, at, idle)

Word origin for Idol

C13: from Late Latin īdōlum, from Latin: image, from Greek eidōlon, from eidos shape, form

Synonyms for Idol

darling, deity, hero, icon, superstar, beloved, dear, desire, favorite, fetish, god, goddess, image, inamorata, simulacrum, eidolon, false god, golden calf, graven image, pagan symbol