worship blindly, adore, venerate; worship as an idol (also idolise)
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Idolize Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(v. t.)
To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
(v. t.)
To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.
To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.
(v. i.)
To practice idolatry.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo practice idolatry.
idolize
\i"dol*ize\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. idolized (?); p. pr. & vb. n. idolizing (?).]
1. to make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in egypt.
2. to love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to idolize gold, children, a hero.
idolize
\i"dol*ize\, v. i. to practice idolatry. [r.] to idolize after the manner of egypt. --fairbairn.
idolize
v : love unquestioningly and uncritically [syn: idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere]
To regard with inordinate love or admiration
Verb
1. love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol; "Many teenagers idolized the Beatles"
(synonym) idolise, worship, hero-worship, revere
(hypernym) adore
(hyponym) drool over, slobber over
(derivation) adoration, idolization, idolisation
Idolize Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
An idol is an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed or any person or thing regarded with blind admiration, adoration, or devotion.
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The Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL) is a state agency of Illinois. It manages the state's labor situation.
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