01 n. An image or representation of anything.
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An image or representation of anything.[Obs.]“Do her adore with sacred reverence, As th' idol of her maker's great magnificence.” — Spenser.
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An image of a divinity; a representation or symbol of a deity or any other being or thing, made or used as an object of worship; a similitude of a false god.“That they should not worship devils, and idols of gold.” — Rev. ix. 20.
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That on which the affections are strongly (often excessively) set; an object of passionate devotion; a person or thing greatly loved or adored.“The soldier's god and people's idol.” — Denham.
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A false notion or conception; a fallacy.“The idols of preconceived opinion.” — Coleridge.