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Definition of Idolization
1. Noun. The act of admiring strongly.
Generic synonyms: Admiration, Appreciation
Specialized synonyms: Glorification
Derivative terms: Idolise, Idolize
2. Noun. The act of worshiping blindly and to excess.
Generic synonyms: Worship
Specialized synonyms: Bardolatry
Derivative terms: Idolise, Idolize
Definition of Idolization
1. Noun. the act of idolizing, adoring or worshiping, especially to excess ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Idolization
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Idolization
Literary usage of Idolization
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: “a” Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature edited by Hugh Chisholm (1911)
"In this idolization Peter naturally became ihc instigator of the crusade, just
as Godfrey became the founder of the kingdom of Jerusalem and the legislator ..."
2. Some of the Philosophical Essays on Socialism and Science: Religion, Ethics by Joseph Dietzgen (1906)
"Natural religion then became spiritual religion, transforming the idolization of
nature and of the present world into an idolization of the spirit and the ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"attachment (contextual), charity (Christian religion; archaic), storge (tech.; rare);
spec, dotage, idolization, ..."
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