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Idol Deity God Picture Statue Goddess I‧Dol ˈaɪdl

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Back i‧dol /ˈaɪdl/ noun [countable]
1someone or something that you love or admire very much SYN hero
idol of
She is the idol of countless teenagers.
She had made an idol of her husband.
a pop idol
2a picture or statue that is worshipped as a god → effigy
THESAURUS
god a male spirit or being who is believed by some religions to control the world or part of it, or who represents a particular quality: Odin was the Viking god of war.
goddess a female god: Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon
deity a god. Deity is more formal than god: a Hindu deity | Roman deities | the Supreme Deity
idol a picture or statue that people pray to as a god: a bronze idol

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