idol
/ˈaɪdəl/
noun
- A person who is greatly admired, loved, or respected, often a celebrity or hero.
- She was my childhood idol, and I was thrilled to meet her.
- Many teenagers look up to their favorite pop star as an idol.
- The athlete became an idol for young people around the world.
- A statue or image that is worshipped as a god in some religions.
- The explorers discovered a small wooden idol buried in the ruins.
- Worshippers brought offerings to the stone idol in the shrine.
- The ancient temple contained a golden idol of the deity.
- Something that is blindly or excessively admired or valued.
- Some people make an idol of fame and forget what truly matters.
- The company treated its founder as an idol, never questioning his decisions.
- Money had become his idol, and he cared about nothing else.