as in worship
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
the mass idolization of the Renaissance artist continues to this day
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Noun
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While the church itself is small, the views from the hilltop around the place of worship spread out for miles.—
Carolyn Heller,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025 -
The groups sought a preliminary order barring ICE staff from various places of worship while the full lawsuit went ahead.—
David Faris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Apr. 2025
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Joseph Lawrence, whose adoration of his first wife blinds him to all other women, is getting dragged to the strip club.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
15 Apr. 2025
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TikTok users were quick to share their adoration of the special moment.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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Empathy rather than the idolatry of power will actually make our nation strong.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Apr. 2025
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Miracle workers, moreover, often become the subjects of so much popular devotion that their authority can begin to approach idolatry or rival that of the Church itself.—
Emily Harnett,
Harpers Magazine,
28 Mar. 2025
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This figure, who writes letters of adulation to a white bodybuilder—literally named Brad—and who has no real Black family around him?—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2025
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Villa were leading 3-0 on the night and the tie was done, affording the defender a chance to soak in the adulation.—
Jacob Tanswell,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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The mountain has been widely used by the Kim dynasty to showcase the family’s own lore and deification.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2025
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Hustle culture and the ever-shortening form of advice have led to the deification of undying devotion—whether to a cause, a goal, or a priority.—
Tim Maurer,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Idolization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolization. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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