idolizations
Acts of reverence
Idolizations are instances of treating someone or something with excessive admiration or devotion.
The word carries a faintly disapproving tone—to idolize is to elevate beyond what's warranted: Her idolizations of pop stars bordered on obsessive.
The plural suggests multiple objects of worship or repeated patterns of uncritical adoration.
Religious reverence and praise
- adorationProfound loving regard
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
- celebrityWidely recognized public figure
devotion · fanaticism · obsession · admiration · veneration · glorification · hero-worship · infatuation
Short-lived intense attraction
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- adorationProfound loving regard
- crushCompress with force
idealization · longing · pining · fantasizing · swooning · smitten · enchantment · captivation
Religious reverence and praise
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- iconsRepresentative small images
saints · deities · shrines · relics · sacred · divine · spiritual · prayers
Admired courageous figures
- iconsRepresentative small images
- legendsTraditional stories or icons
- figuresNumerical values or forms
- trailblazersThose who open territory
pioneers · luminaries · paragons · exemplars · inspirations · mentors · champions · tributes
worship
Religious reverence and praise
- adorationProfound loving regard
- fandomEnthusiast community collectively
- stardomCelebrity status achieved
celebrity · devotion · fanaticism · obsession · admiration · veneration · glorification · hero-worship · infatuation · reverence
infatuation
Short-lived intense attraction
- obsessionPersistent, intrusive preoccupation
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- adorationProfound loving regard
crush · idealization · longing · pining · fantasizing · swooning · smitten · enchantment · captivation · besotted
worship
Religious reverence and praise
- venerationProfound admiring respect
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
icons · saints · deities · shrines · relics · sacred · divine · spiritual · prayers · rituals
heroes
Admired courageous figures
trailblazers · pioneers · luminaries · paragons · exemplars · inspirations · mentors · champions · tributes · homages
idolizationsvilifications
Acts of malicious disparagement
demonizations · loathings · abhorrence · hatreds · contempt
idolizationscritiques
Evaluative analyses of work
criticisms · skepticism · scrutiny · debunkings · deconstructions
idolizationscondemnations
Formal expressions of strong disapproval
criticisms · denunciations · disparagement · censure · excoriations