idol.

1. An image or object treated as a representation or embodiment of a deity.

2. A person or thing admired intensely, sometimes beyond reasonable judgment.

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Words that belong together

• stone idol
• worship an idol

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The stone idol faced the sealed chamber.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror / gothic. Forms: Singular idol; plural idols. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Commonness: moderately common.