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Idol - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Juggernaut, Celebrity, Constellation, Copy, Darling, Dea, Deity, Demigod, Deus, Deva, Devi, Divinity, Double, Effigy, Fellow, Fetish

The term idol (from Latin idolum: image, form) is used in various contexts:

  • In religion, man-made worshipped articles are idols; their worship is called idolatry.
  • Popular celebrities are commonly known as idols, especially when "worshipped" by teenagers. See teen idol.
  • Pop Idol and American Idol are television series that give formerly unknown persons an opportunity to become stars.
  • In Japan, idols are highly promoted teenage girls whose singing and posing draws large fan audiences, satisfied by numerous merchandise articles. See Japanese idol. This is essentially the same thing as the popular celebrities listing above.
  • In philosophy, Francis Bacon introduced the term "idol" to describe various obstacles humans face when trying to truly understand nature. Friedrich Nietzsche in Twilight of the Idols sees idols as abstract unchanging philosophical concepts that need to be swept away to allow for true life to emerge.
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Example Usage of Idol
ginahyams: The Chase initiative diverts nonprofit resources from mission to chasing after these "American Idol"-style grants and promoting Chase.
jelley9495: @DonnieWahlberg so party had been insane yesterday??? wait ´til u gonna come over to europe!!!...gonna try to send bubbles from JK Idol?
ladivaceline: @SARAHshawi Hi Can you tell us all the news about you meeting with him? He is my Idol too!
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