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Webster 1913 Edition
Idol
I′dol
,Noun.
1.
An image or representation of anything.
[Obs.]
Do her adore with sacred reverence,
As th’
As th’
idol
of her maker's great magnificence. Spenser.
2.
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.
3.
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.
4.
A false notion or conception; a fallacy.
Bacon.
The
idols
of preconceived opinion. Coleridge.
Webster 1828 Edition
Idol
I'DOL
,Noun.
1.
An image, form or representation, usually of a man or other animal, consecrated as an object of worship; a pagan deity. Idols are usually statues or images, carved out of wood or stone, or formed of metals, particularly silver or gold. The gods of the nations are idols. Ps.96.
2.
An image. Nor ever idol seemed so much alive.
3.
A person loved and honored to adoration. The prince was the idol of the people.4.
Any thing on which we set our affections; that to which we indulge an excessive and sinful attachment. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. 1 John.5.
An idol is any thing which usurps the place of God in the hearts of his rational creatures.
5.
A representation. [Not in use.]