idol

noun

1) (false god) Götze, der; (image of deity) Götzenbild, das

2) (person venerated) Idol, das; (thing venerated) Götze, der

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noun

1) (an image of a god, which is worshipped: The tribesmen bowed down before their idol.) der Götze

2) (a greatly loved person, thing etc: The singer was the idol of thousands of teenagers.) das Idol

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- academic.ru/36694/idolatry">idolatry

- idolatrous
- idolatrously
- idolize
- idolise

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idol

[ˈaɪd^əl]

n

1. (model) Idol nt

▪ to be sb's \idol jds Idol [o großes Vorbild] sein

2. REL Götzenidol nt, Götzenbild nt

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['aɪdl]

n (lit)

Götze m, Götzenbild nt; (fig) Idol nt, Abgott m; (FILM, TV ETC) Idol nt

a teen idol — ein Teenageridol nt

a fallen idol — ein gefallenes Idol

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idol [ˈaıdl] s

1. a) Götze m:

make an idol of → idolize A b

b) Idol n, Götzenbild n

2. fig Idol n:

he was the idol of his parents er war der Abgott seiner Eltern

3. Trugschluss m

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noun

1) (false god) Götze, der; (image of deity) Götzenbild, das

2) (person venerated) Idol, das; (thing venerated) Götze, der

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n.

Abgott -¨er m.

Idol -e n.