Idol — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a material effigy that is worshipped

someone who is adored blindly and excessively

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈaɪdəl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈaɪdəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈaɪdəl/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈaɪdəl/.

Examples

thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image
money was his god

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

graven image matinee idol beau ideal god paragon perfection

Parts of Speech

noun	a material effigy that is worshipped “thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image”
noun	someone who is adored blindly and excessively
noun	an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

Word Forms

idolize	verb	love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
idolise	verb	love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
perfectionist	noun	a person who is displeased by anything that does not meet very high standards

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

idole

une effigie matérielle vénérée

🇪🇸Spanish

ídolo

una efigie material que es adorada

🇮🇹Italian

idolo

un'effigie materiale che viene venerata

🇳🇱Dutch

idool

een materiële beeltenis die wordt aanbeden

🇵🇹Portuguese

ídolo

uma efígie material que é adorada

🇷🇺Russian

идол

материальное изображение, которому поклоняются

India

🇮🇳Hindi

प्रतिमा

एक भौतिक पुतला जिसकी पूजा की जाती है

🇧🇩Bengali

মূর্তি

একটি বস্তুগত মূর্তি যা পূজা করা হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

சிலை

வணங்கப்படும் ஒரு பொருள் உருவம்

🇮🇳Telugu

విగ్రహం

పూజించబడే పదార్థం

🇮🇳Marathi

मूर्ती

एक भौतिक पुतळा ज्याची पूजा केली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂર્તિ

એક ભૌતિક પૂતળું કે જેની પૂજા કરવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಗ್ರಹ

ಪೂಜಿಸುವ ವಸ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿಮೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഗ്രഹം

പൂജിക്കപ്പെടുന്ന ഒരു ഭൗതിക പ്രതിമ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੂਰਤੀ

ਇੱਕ ਪਦਾਰਥਕ ਪੁਤਲਾ ਜਿਸਦੀ ਪੂਜਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

بت

ایک مادی مجسمہ جس کی پوجا کی جاتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

偶像

受崇拜的物质雕像

🇯🇵Japanese

アイドル

崇拝される物質的な彫像

🇰🇷Korean

우상

숭배받는 물질적 인형

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thần tượng

một hình nộm vật chất được tôn thờ

🇹🇭Thai

ไอดอล

รูปจำลองวัตถุที่เคารพสักการะ

🇮🇩Indonesian

idola

patung material yang dipuja

🇲🇾Malay

idola

patung material yang disembah

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المعبود

دمية مادية يتم عبادتها

🇮🇷Persian

بت

تمثال مادی که مورد پرستش قرار می گیرد

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֱלִיל

דמות חומרית שסוגדים לה

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