idols
Objects of devotion
Idols are objects of intense devotion or worship.
In religious contexts, an idol is a physical representation of a deity—a statue, image, or symbol that believers revere: The temple housed golden idols.
The word often carries disapproval from monotheistic traditions that forbid such images.
More broadly, an idol is any person who inspires fervent admiration: a teen idol, a pop idol, She was my idol growing up.
To idolize someone is to regard them with uncritical adoration.
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- effigySculpted human representation
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
- carvingShaping by cutting away
bronze · marble · clay · wooden · stone · plaster · bust · totem
Worshipped supernatural being
- gravenCut or carved in
- altarSacred ritual table
- templeSacred worship structure
- worshipReligious reverence and praise
veneration · prayer · ritual · sacrifice · incense · pilgrimage · sanctuary · piety
One admired for courage
- iconPictorial screen symbol
- paragonFlawless model to emulate
- exemplarTypical perfect instance
- museThink deeply about
mentor · trailblazer · pioneer · visionary · legend · luminary · influence · aspiration
Extreme fan devotion
- fanbaseCollective devoted audience
- devoteesPassionate adherents
- groupiesObsessive celebrity followers
- admirersPeople who appreciate someone
followers · enthusiasts · supporters · fanart · fanfiction · merchandise · concerts · meetups
statue
Three-dimensional sculpted likeness
- sculptureShaped three-dimensional art
- effigySculpted human representation
- figurineSmall ornamental sculpture
carving · bronze · marble · clay · wooden · stone · plaster · bust · totem · artifact
deity
Worshipped supernatural being
worship · veneration · prayer · ritual · sacrifice · incense · pilgrimage · sanctuary · piety · devotion
hero
One admired for courage
muse · mentor · trailblazer · pioneer · visionary · legend · luminary · influence · aspiration · emulation
stanning
Extreme fan devotion
admirers · followers · enthusiasts · supporters · fanart · fanfiction · merchandise · concerts · meetups · cosplay
superstar
Exceptionally famous performer
Hollywood · fame · glamour · paparazzi · premiere · limelight · publicity · photoshoot · endorsement · charisma
- Ancient ArabiaArabia, Mecca, Arabian Peninsula, Medina, Yemen
- Arabian paganismpolytheism, jinn, Kaaba, deities, sun goddess
- Biblical IdolsBaal, golden calf, graven image, household gods, graven images
- artifactspottery shards, knives, masks, pottery, antiquity
- identityidentity, personal identity, self, selfhood, self-expression
- Japanese culturesamurai, kabuki, sumo, origami, tea ceremony
idolspariahs
Socially rejected individuals
outcasts · villains · abominations · demons · anathema
idolsnobodies
Unimportant, unknown persons
unknowns · nonentities · has-beens · footnotes · also-rans
idolsthe Almighty
Supreme divine being
Yahweh · Allah · icons · holy objects · sacred relics
- teen idolYoung star adored by adolescents
- idol worshipReligious devotion to images
- American IdolBroadcast singing contest
- fallen idolFormer hero now shamed
- matinee idolHandsome stage or film star
- Billy Idol
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