idol
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈaɪdəl/
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ídolo
- We worshipped idols of wood and stone which we had fashioned with our own hands!
- worship idols
- idol or image
- sacrifice to idols
Then the First Men formed the cult around small idols, which the Great Ones showed them.
- Then the First Men formed the cult around small idols, which the Great Ones showed them.
- He says take holy water or he says first remove the idol out.
- Well, this goes back to my point that identifying, identifying as a thing does not a thing make of you, OK, Well, you shall not make idols.
- And Paul said when you worship idols you are worshipping demons.
- And as far as abortion goes, you have to have something above the idol of comfort in order to say we need to save that life.
Examples
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Beneath the idol of Isis, you will find a copper box.
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The worship of little household idols, right?
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We found a gold idol here!
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Then the First Men formed the cult around small idols, which the Great Ones showed them.
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A stone figurine, an idol of a demon.
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Inside, there was nothing but a huge iron cross, two holy idols, and a pitcher of water.
Academic text (1991) -
I will destroy the images and idols that are in the temple of your gods.
Blog text (3) -
Thou shalt not worship false idols in my household.
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Shouldn't they know they've been worshiping false idols?
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The villagers gathered to honor the ancient idol carved from stone.
Synonyms
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3.0
An object or image that people worship and treat as having power
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9.3
A statue or object that people worship instead of a god
Compounds
How Sacred
Surface Forms
Etymology
Idol comes from the Greek word eidolon, meaning 'image', and it was used for statues or pictures of gods that people worshipped, so an idol originally meant a physical object of worship.