idolises
Puts on pedestal
Idolises is the British spelling of idolizes.
To idolise someone is to admire them excessively, treating them as an idol worthy of worship or devotion: She idolises her older sister.
The word often implies that the admiration is uncritical or disproportionate to the person's actual merits.
Deeply respect and admire
- esteemFavorable opinion of worth
- venerateHonor with deep respect
- respectRegard with honor
- admireRegard with approval
praise · laud · honor · appreciate · cherish · commend · extol · celebrate
Widely recognized public figure
- fanAdmirer or air mover
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
- groupieObsessive celebrity follower
- starstruckAwed by celebrity presence
infatuation · crush · obsession · emulate · imitate · role model · icon · superstar
revere
Deeply respect and admire
admire · praise · laud · honor · appreciate · cherish · commend · extol · celebrate · exalt
celebrity
Widely recognized public figure
starstruck · infatuation · crush · obsession · emulate · imitate · role model · icon · superstar · heartthrob
worship
Religious reverence and praise
commit · pledge · attach · adulate · fixate · obsess · dote on · cling to · faithfulness · loyalty
deity
Worshipped supernatural being
divine · deify · godlike · apotheosis · canonize · sanctify · beatify · hallow · cult · false god
idolisesdemonises
Portrays as evil
belittles · demeans · degrades · diminishes · underestimates