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idol

See also: Idol and ídol

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Proto-Indo-European *weyd-
Proto-Indo-European *-os
Proto-Indo-European *wéydos
Proto-Hellenic *wéidos
Ancient Greek εἶδος (eîdos)
Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon)der.
Latin īdōlumder.
Old French idolebor.
Middle English ydole
English idol

    From Middle English ydole, from Old French idole, from Latin idolum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image, idol”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”), from Proto-Indo-European *wéydos (“seeing, image”), from *weyd- (“to see”). Doublet of aidoru, eidolon, and idolum and related to idea.

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    idol (plural idols)

    1. A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
      • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 9:20–21:
        20 And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues, yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship deuils, and idoles of golde, and siluer, and brasse, and stone, and of wood, which neither can see, nor heare, nor walke:
        21 Neither repented they of their murders, nor of their sorceries, nor of their fornication, nor of their thefts.
      • 1897 December (indicated as 1898), Winston Churchill, chapter II, in The Celebrity: An Episode, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company; London: Macmillan & Co., Ltd., →OCLC:
        Sunning himself on the board steps, I saw for the first time Mr. Farquhar Fenelon Cooke. He was dressed out in broad gaiters and bright tweeds, like an English tourist, and his face might have belonged to Dagon, idol of the Philistines.
      • 1911, J. Milton Hayes, The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God:
        There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu, There's a little marble cross below the town; There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave of Mad Carew, And the Yellow God forever gazes down.
    2. A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
    3. (Asia, originally Japan) A popular entertainer, usually young, captivating and attractive, and often female, with an image of being close to fans.
      Tom Cruise is his idol.
      Sachin Tendulkar is Rohan's idol.
      • [2016 January 26, Mariko Oi, “The dark side of Asia’s pop music industry”, in BBC News‎[1]:
        They are known as "idols" and their job is "to sell dreams". For decades, the young pop stars of Japan and South Korea have been the envy of teenagers.]
    4. (obsolete) An eidolon or phantom; a misleading or elusive image or representation.

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    Danish

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      From Latin īdōlum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon).

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      idol n (singular definite idolet, plural indefinite idoler)

      1. idol

      Inflection

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      Declension of idol
      neuter
      gender       		singular plural
      indefinite definite indefinite definite
      nominative idol idolet idoler idolerne
      genitive idols idolets idolers idolernes

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      Italian

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      • IPA(key): /ˈi.dol/
      • Rhymes: -idol
      • Hyphenation: ì‧dol

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      idol m (apocopated)

      1. apocopic form of idolo

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      idol

      1. alternative form of ydole

      Polish

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        Borrowed from French idole, from Latin īdōlum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon, “image; idol”), from εἶδος (eîdos, “form”).

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        idol m pers (female equivalent idolka)

        1. idol (cultural icon, especially popular person)

        Declension

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        Declension of idol
        singular plural
        nominative idol idole
        genitive idola idoli/idolów
        dative idolowi idolom
        accusative idola idoli/idolów
        instrumental idolem idolami
        locative idolu idolach
        vocative idolu idole

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        idol m inan

        1. idol (representation of anything revered)
          Synonyms: bożek, bałwan

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        Declension of idol
        singular plural
        nominative idol idole
        genitive idolu idoli/idolów
        dative idolowi idolom
        accusative idol idole
        instrumental idolem idolami
        locative idolu idolach
        vocative idolu idole

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        • “idol”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎[2] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
        • “idol”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎[3] (in Polish)

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        Etymology

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        From Ancient Greek είδωλον (eídōlon), partially through the intermediate of Old Church Slavonic идолъ (idolŭ). Compare Aromanian idul, Serbo-Croatian idol.

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        idol m (plural idoli)

        1. idol
        2. pagan divinity
        3. (popular) demon
          Synonyms: demon, drac, diavol, aghiuță, naiba

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        singular plural
        indefinite definite indefinite definite
        nominative-accusative idol idolul idoli idolii
        genitive-dative idol idolului idoli idolilor
        vocative idolule idolilor
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        • IPA(key): /ǐdoːl/
        • Hyphenation: i‧dol

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        ìdōl m anim (Cyrillic spelling ѝдо̄л)

        1. idol

        Declension

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        Declension of idol
        singular plural
        nominative ìdōl idoli
        genitive idóla idola
        dative idolu idolima
        accusative idola idole
        vocative idole idoli
        locative idolu idolima
        instrumental idolom idolima

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        idol c

        1. someone greatly admired (by someone), or the person someone admires the most; an idol
          Mark Knopfler är min idol ― Mark Knopfler is my idol
        2. (rare, technical) a representation of a deity; an idol
          Synonym: avgud

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        Declension of idol
        nominative genitive
        singular indefinite idol idols
        definite idolen idolens
        plural indefinite idoler idolers
        definite idolerna idolernas

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        Welsh

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        Etymology

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        From English idol.

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        idol m (plural idolau or idoliaid or idolon)

        1. idol

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        Mutated forms of idol
        radical soft nasal h-prothesis
        idol unchanged unchanged hidol

        Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
        All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

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        • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “idol”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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