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   i·dol

   /ˈīd(ə)l/

   noun

   • 1. an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship. Similar icongodimagelikenessfetishtotemstatuefigurefigurinedollcarvinggraven imagefalse godeffigygolden calf
   • ▪ a person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered: "a soccer idol" Similar heroheroinestarsuperstariconcelebritycelebutantefavoritedarlingbelovedpetapple of one's eyeinformal:pinupheart throbblue-eyed boy/girlgolden boy/girlfair-haired boy/girl
   • ▪ (in East Asian popular music) a Cantopop, J-pop, or K-pop singer, performing as a solo act or as a member of a group: "fans support their favorite idols by promoting their music on social media"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French idole, from Latin idolum ‘image, form’ (used in ecclesiastical Latin in the sense ‘idol’), from Greek eidōlon, from eidos ‘form, shape’.

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