Idol
noun
A person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered.
She has become an idol for many young girls.
Often appears as...
- celebrity idol
- idol worship
noun
An image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
In many religions, it is common to see the worship of various idols.
Often appears as...
- golden idol
- worship the idol
noun
A person who is excessively admired or followed.
The actor's charm has made him an idol among his fans.
Often appears as...
- pop idol
- film idol
noun
A pretender or false god.
He warned against the dangers of following false idols.
noun
A person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered.
She has become an idol for many young girls.
Often appears as...
- celebrity idol
- idol worship
noun
An image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
In many religions, it is common to see the worship of various idols.
Often appears as...
- golden idol
- worship the idol
noun
A person who is excessively admired or followed.
The actor's charm has made him an idol among his fans.
Often appears as...
- pop idol
- film idol
noun
A pretender or false god.
He warned against the dangers of following false idols.
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Pro Tip 1/2Positive Emotion
Used to express admiration and often implies that the person has accomplished something significant.
His dedication to charity work has made him an idol in his community.
Pro Tip 2/2Pop Culture
Commonly refers to pop stars or celebrities adored by the public, especially by younger audiences.
After winning the talent show, she quickly became a teen idol.
Pro Tip 1/2Positive Emotion
Used to express admiration and often implies that the person has accomplished something significant.
His dedication to charity work has made him an idol in his community.
Pro Tip 2/2Pop Culture
Commonly refers to pop stars or celebrities adored by the public, especially by younger audiences.
After winning the talent show, she quickly became a teen idol.
Pro Tip 1/2Positive Emotion
Used to express admiration and often implies that the person has accomplished something significant.
His dedication to charity work has made him an idol in his community.
Pro Tip 2/2Pop Culture
Commonly refers to pop stars or celebrities adored by the public, especially by younger audiences.
After winning the talent show, she quickly became a teen idol.
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Chimps have feelings and...
but they've never only been limited to human beings. There are, for example, there are many legal persons who are not even alive. In the United States, we're aware of the fact that corporations are legal persons. In pre-independence India, a court held that a Hindu idol was a legal person, that a mosque was a legal person.
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A new ecosystem for...
this problem with a focus with an effort that actually says we're gonna go to zero before the world ends I actually share that with some legislators here in the US I shared it with with a gentleman called Bobby Kennedy Jr who's one of my idols and I told him one of the reasons
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Jason Silva on Peer...
thinking it encourages us to find our own voice and to follow our passion yet there's pervasive pressures all around us encouraging us to conform to follow the same secular idols to care about the same celebrities to watch the same television shows and movies we are
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They Impaled Themselves...
around the world that combine pain and danger with celebration singing joy and so forth the objects chosen by the scapegoats for piercing are symbolic of the weapons held by these Chinese idols
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I got 99 problems......
I got to walk the red carpet flanked by soap diva Susan Lucci and the iconic Loreen Arbus. I got to act in a movie with Adam Sandler and work with my idol, the amazing Dave Matthews.
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Falcon Chicks Fight for...
some birds are better at hunting than others and this male clearly isn't the best he was her mate last year as well could his idol nature be the reason why last year's clutch failed
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Meet the Heroes Who...
it brings me so much joy Valene on a well put a view that is of people but their idols they just killed them because of only haunts and if you look at for any phones
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Globalizing communication...
you look at it this is called globalization Thomas Friedman in his book idols the world is flat he talked about today's globalized shanell third generation it is
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Dyan deNapoli: The great...
For as long as I can remember, I have felt a very deep connection to animals and to the ocean. And at this age, my personal idol was Flipper the dolphin.
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A Man of the World PIPE...
my idol was my grandfather i tried to emulate him he was low-key tried to be thorough he was modest and i um i admired those traits
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Chimps have feelings and...
but they've never only been limited to human beings. There are, for example, there are many legal persons who are not even alive. In the United States, we're aware of the fact that corporations are legal persons. In pre-independence India, a court held that a Hindu idol was a legal person, that a mosque was a legal person.
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A new ecosystem for...
this problem with a focus with an effort that actually says we're gonna go to zero before the world ends I actually share that with some legislators here in the US I shared it with with a gentleman called Bobby Kennedy Jr who's one of my idols and I told him one of the reasons
Video examples
Jason Silva on Peer...
thinking it encourages us to find our own voice and to follow our passion yet there's pervasive pressures all around us encouraging us to conform to follow the same secular idols to care about the same celebrities to watch the same television shows and movies we are
Video examples
They Impaled Themselves...
around the world that combine pain and danger with celebration singing joy and so forth the objects chosen by the scapegoats for piercing are symbolic of the weapons held by these Chinese idols
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I got 99 problems......
I got to walk the red carpet flanked by soap diva Susan Lucci and the iconic Loreen Arbus. I got to act in a movie with Adam Sandler and work with my idol, the amazing Dave Matthews.
Video examples
Falcon Chicks Fight for...
some birds are better at hunting than others and this male clearly isn't the best he was her mate last year as well could his idol nature be the reason why last year's clutch failed
Video examples
Meet the Heroes Who...
it brings me so much joy Valene on a well put a view that is of people but their idols they just killed them because of only haunts and if you look at for any phones
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Globalizing communication...
you look at it this is called globalization Thomas Friedman in his book idols the world is flat he talked about today's globalized shanell third generation it is
Video examples
Dyan deNapoli: The great...
For as long as I can remember, I have felt a very deep connection to animals and to the ocean. And at this age, my personal idol was Flipper the dolphin.
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A Man of the World PIPE...
my idol was my grandfather i tried to emulate him he was low-key tried to be thorough he was modest and i um i admired those traits
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Henning Mankell
Swedish Writer
I still have a photo on my wall of the greatest idol I will ever have in my life, and it's myself at eight. Because that's when the forces of imagination have the same value as the real world, when they're an instrument of survival: when my mother disappeared, and I imagined a mother. That was me at my best.
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Pope John Paul II
Polish Saint
The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
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Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Armenian Athlete
The year after my father died, I started football training. He was the drive for me; he was my idol. I said to myself, 'I have to run just like him. I have to shoot just like him.
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Miranda Lambert
American Musician
I think I find new idols every day - someone that says something really inspiring, is successful, has character.
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Freddie Prinze, Jr.
American Actor
People who have seen my movies don't look at me like an idol. They just give me a lot of love and respect.
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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
The star system, the idol, the cult of personality is not the only way to be in entertainment.
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Giorgio Chiellini
Italian Athlete
Our role, to be an idol, is very important. Kids follow everything we say and we do.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
American Actress
Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life.
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Shaun Cassidy
American Musician
I was a teen idol and that has a short shelf life.
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Gabriel Jesus
Brazilian Athlete
I have two idols in my life - God and my mum.
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Henning Mankell
Swedish Writer
I still have a photo on my wall of the greatest idol I will ever have in my life, and it's myself at eight. Because that's when the forces of imagination have the same value as the real world, when they're an instrument of survival: when my mother disappeared, and I imagined a mother. That was me at my best.
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Pope John Paul II
Polish Saint
The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the fact that people close their hearts and become selfish.
Quote examples
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Armenian Athlete
The year after my father died, I started football training. He was the drive for me; he was my idol. I said to myself, 'I have to run just like him. I have to shoot just like him.
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Miranda Lambert
American Musician
I think I find new idols every day - someone that says something really inspiring, is successful, has character.
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Freddie Prinze, Jr.
American Actor
People who have seen my movies don't look at me like an idol. They just give me a lot of love and respect.
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Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo
The star system, the idol, the cult of personality is not the only way to be in entertainment.
Quote examples
Giorgio Chiellini
Italian Athlete
Our role, to be an idol, is very important. Kids follow everything we say and we do.
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Sarah Michelle Gellar
American Actress
Being a teen idol is what I've waited for my whole life.
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Shaun Cassidy
American Musician
I was a teen idol and that has a short shelf life.
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Gabriel Jesus
Brazilian Athlete
I have two idols in my life - God and my mum.
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