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2 idolize
idolize vtr adorer [parent, friend] ; idolâtrer [star, personality] ; he was idolized by his fans ses fans ○ l'idolâtraient. -
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4 idolize
verb (to love or admire a person etc greatly or too much: She idolized her older brother.) adorer -
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worship [ˈwɜ:∫ɪp]1. nouna. (of God, money, person) culte m[+ God, idol] rendre un culte à ; [+ money] avoir le culte de* * *['wɜːʃɪp] 1.1) ( veneration) gen vénération f; Religion culte m2) ( religious practice) pratique f religieusefreedom of worship — liberté f de culte
2. 3.place of worship — lieu m de culte
transitive verb (p prés etc - pp-)2) ( idolize) lit vénérer; fig être en adoration devant4.intransitive verb (p prés etc - pp-) pratiquer sa religion -
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1) (an image of a god, which is worshipped: The tribesmen bowed down before their idol.) idole2) (a greatly loved person, thing etc: The singer was the idol of thousands of teenagers.) idole•- idolatry- idolatrous - idolatrously - idolize - idolise -
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A n1 ( veneration) gen vénération f ; Relig culte m ; nature/ancestor worship culte de la nature/des ancêtres ; that car has become an object of worship for her cette voiture est devenue pour elle un objet de vénération ;2 ( religious practice) pratique f religieuse ; public worship is forbidden la pratique religieuse publique est interdite ; freedom of worship liberté f de culte ; place of worship lieu m de culte ; an act of worship un acte de dévotion ; a service of divine worship un office religieux or divin ; hours of worship (Christian, Jewish) heures des offices ; ( Moslem) heures des prières.B Worship pr n GB ⇒ Forms of address ( for man) monsieur m ; ( for woman) madame f ; his Worship the mayor Monsieur le maire.2 ( idolize) lit vénérer [person] ; fig être en adoration devant [animal, person] ; to worship money/fame avoir le culte de l'argent/la renommée.D vi ( p prés etc - pp-) pratiquer sa religion ; to worship at the altar of élever des autels à la gloire de [money, fame].to worship the ground sb walks ou treads on vénérer jusqu'au sol que qn foule.
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Idolize — I dol*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Idolized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Idolizing}.] 1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to idolize the sacred bull in Egypt. [1913 Webster] 2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Idolize — I dol*ize, v. i. To practice idolatry. [R.] [1913 Webster] To idolize after the manner of Egypt. Fairbairn. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
idolize — index honor, regard (hold in esteem) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
idolize — (v.) 1590s, from IDOL (Cf. idol) + IZE (Cf. ize). Related: Idolized; idolizing … Etymology dictionary
idolize — (Amer.) i·dol·ize || aɪdÉ™laɪz v. worship blindly, adore, venerate; worship as an idol (also idolise) … English contemporary dictionary
idolize — *adore, worship Analogous words: dote, love, *like: venerate, *revere, reverence Contrasted words: *despise, contemn, scorn, disdain: *hate, abhor, detest, loathe, abominate … New Dictionary of Synonyms
idolize — [v] think of very highly; worship admire, adore, apotheosize, bow down, canonize, deify, dote on, exalt, glorify, look up to*, love, put on a pedestal*, revere, reverence, venerate; concepts 10,32 Ant. despise … New thesaurus
idolize — (also idolise) ► VERB ▪ revere or love greatly or excessively. DERIVATIVES idolization noun … English terms dictionary
idolize — [īd′ l īz΄] vt. idolized, idolizing 1. to make an idol of 2. to love or admire excessively; adore vi. to worship idols idolization n … English World dictionary
idolize — v. (D; tr.) to idolize as (she was idolized as a movie star) * * * [ aɪd(ə)laɪz] (D; tr.) to idolize as (she was idolized as a movie star) … Combinatory dictionary
idolize — UK [ˈaɪdəlaɪz] / US [ˈaɪd(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms idolize : present tense I/you/we/they idolize he/she/it idolizes present participle idolizing past tense idolized past participle idolized to think that someone is perfect She… … English dictionary