i|dol

i|dol «Y duhl», noun.

1. an image or other object that is worshiped as a god.

2. a false god: »

All the gods of the nations are idols (Psalms 96:5).

3. Figurative. a person or thing loved very much; object of extreme devotion: »

The baby boy was the idol of his family.

4. a phantom, reflection, or any mere image or semblance, visible but without substance, such as an image in a mirror.

5. a false idea or concept; fallacy.

6. Obsolete. an image; effigy.

╂[< Old French idole, learned borrowing from Latin īdōlum < Greek eídōlon image < eîdos form. See etym. of doublet idolum. (Cf. ↑idolum)]