![]() ![]() The word sometimes implies that such devotion is excessive, likening it to religious worship. Idol is also commonly used in a figurative way to refer to a person, especially a famous celebrity such as a pop singer, whom someone treats with extreme admiration and devotion. This sense of the word is also used in a critical way. Sometimes, idol is used in a metaphorical way to compare something to an object of religious devotion and worship, as in Money has become her idol. ![]() In this way, an idol is sometimes called a false idol.Ī well-known example of an idol mentioned in a story in the Bible is the statue of a golden calf that the Israelites were said to have made while Moses was away receiving the Ten Commandments (which prohibit the worship of idols or “ graven images”). This sense of idol and its related terms are typically used in a negative, judgmental way, implying that the god that the idol represents is not actually real and that such worship is wrong or sinful. The adjective idolatrous can be used to describe idolaters or their practices. The worship of such an idol is sometimes called idolatry (or idol worship) and the people who do it can be called idolaters. The word idol can also refer to the deity or god that is being worshipped. ![]() An idol is an object or image, such as a statue, that is worshipped as the representation of a deity or god. ![]()
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