idolize
to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
to worship as a god.
to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome.
Origin of idolize
1- Also especially British, i·dol·ise .
Other words for idolize
1 | adore, treasure, worship, dote upon |
Other words from idolize
- i·dol·i·za·tion, noun
- i·dol·iz·er, noun
- self-i·dol·ized, adjective
- self-i·dol·iz·ing, adjective
- un·i·dol·ized, adjective
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How to use idolize in a sentence
If worship is confined to the idolization of the sun or the cat, every one realizes the temporality of the matter.
The Positive Outcome of Philosophy | Joseph DietzgenThe fashion of the present day is the idolization of nature.
The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 | E. RameurHow little true sentiment, after all, there must have been in your professed idolization of him.
A Lover in Homespun | F. Clifford SmithWhat an amount of idolization have not the German authors of the last ten years wasted on Paris!
Saunterings in and about London | Max SchlesingerAnd Buddy attended Johnse with the devotion born of idolization.
The Red Debt | Everett MacDonald
British Dictionary definitions for idolize
idolise
/ (ˈaɪdəˌlaɪz) /
(tr) to admire or revere greatly
(tr) to worship as an idol
(intr) to worship idols
Derived forms of idolize
- idolism, idolization or idolisation, noun
- idolist, idolizer or idoliser, noun
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