idolize
[ ahyd-l-ahyz ]
/ ˈaɪd lˌaɪz /
verb (used with object), i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing.
to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
to worship as a god.
verb (used without object), i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing.
to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome.
Also
especially British,
i·dol·ise.
SYNONYMS FOR idolize
OTHER WORDS FROM idolize
Words nearby idolize
idolater,
idolatrize,
idolatrous,
idolatry,
idolism,
idolize,
idolum,
idomeneus,
idoneous,
idoxuridine,
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Example sentences from the Web for idolization
And Buddy attended Johnse with the devotion born of idolization.
The Red Debt |Everett MacDonaldWhat an amount of idolization have not the German authors of the last ten years wasted on Paris!
Saunterings in and about London |Max SchlesingerIf 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. Rameur
British Dictionary definitions for idolization
idolize
idolise
/ (ˈaɪdəˌlaɪz) /
verb
(tr)
to admire or revere greatly
(tr)
to worship as an idol
(intr)
to worship idols