Idol

  • 41ídol — n ( es/ ) idol [L] …

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  • 42idol — is., lü, Fr. idole 1) Çok tanrılı dinlerde tapınılacak nesne 2) mec. Örnek alınan, en çok hayranlık duyulan kimse Semahat in nazarında evvelden ben bir idol idim. Her şeyi benim için feda ediyordu. H. R. Gürpınar …

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  • 43idol — i|dol [ aıdl ] noun count 1. ) someone that you admire very much: a chance to play against his former idol 2. ) a picture or STATUE that is worshipped as a god …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 44idol — • förebild, mönster, exempel, föredöme, ideal, idol • ideal, förebild, idealbild, mönster, modell, favorit …

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  • 45idol — noun 1》 an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship. 2》 a person who is greatly admired or revered: a soccer idol. Origin ME: from OFr. idole, from L. idolum image , from Gk eidōlon, from eidos form …

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  • 46idol — noun 1) idols deemed un Islamic were summarily destroyed Syn: icon, representation of a god, image, effigy, statue, figure, figurine, fetish, totem; graven image, false god, golden calf 2) a teen idol Syn …

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  • 47idol — n 1. icon, effigy, image, likeness, fetish, (in China) joss, (in India)Juggernaut or Jagannath; graven image, false god, Baal. 2. sacred cow, favorite, darling, pet, jewel, fondling, apple of one s eye; cynosure, luminary, celebrity, star,… …

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  • 48idol — i•dol [[t]ˈaɪd l[/t]] n. 1) an image or other material object representing a deity and worshiped as such 2) bib (in the Bible) a deity other than God 3) a person or thing devotedly or excessively admired 4) a mere image or semblance of something …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49idol — /ˈaɪdl / (say uydl) noun 1. an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed. 2. Bible a false god, as of a heathen people. 3. any person or thing blindly adored or revered. 4. a mere image or… …

  • 50idol — n. 1 an image of a deity etc. used as an object of worship. 2 Bibl. a false god. 3 a person or thing that is the object of excessive or supreme adulation (cinema idol). 4 archaic a phantom. Etymology: ME f. OF idole f. L idolum f. Gk eidolon… …

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