idolization

noun

Definition of idolizationnext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for idolization
  1. worship
  2. adoration
  3. idolatry
  4. adulation
  5. deification
Noun
  • Our inner landscapes shifted to accommodate new forms of beauty, old forms of worship.
    hazlitt.net, hazlitt.net, 4 Jan. 2025
  • For the duration of the past year, schools, community centers and houses of worship have faced threats, intimidation and physical violence.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 2 Jan. 2025
Definition of worship
Noun
  • Jenn Tran is shedding more light on her Dancing with the Stars partnership and adoration for Sasha Farber.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Fux highlights the construction of the diva persona and the dynamic between admiration and adoration.
    David Nikel, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of adoration
Noun
  • But as a Christian, the bigger threat in the U.S. now seems to be Evangelical idolatry—this tendency of many Christians to turn a political candidate into an idol, particularly one who has proven himself so thoroughly unfit as Donald Trump.
    Donovan McAbee, TIME, 28 Oct. 2024
  • People begin drifting to certain games or consoles, staring intently at a wall of idolatry.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2024
Definition of idolatry
Noun
  • Still, Carter was not met entirely with adulation Tuesday.
    Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 7 Jan. 2025
  • Instead, all the adulation is directed toward Charlotte’s prodigal adopted son, the guy who holds more than his share of team records and is considered by many to be the best player in franchise history.
    Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of adulation
Noun
  • The question of his deification is a pressing one, actually.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
  • So a tidy quid pro quo is arranged: Emperor Titus will shut down the Gold faction in exchange for the other faction leaders’ support of his father’s deification in the Senate.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 18 July 2024
Definition of deification
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