idol
/ˈaɪ.dl̩/ noun B1- A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
- A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
- A popular entertainer, usually young, captivating and attractive, and often female, with an image of being close to fans. · Tom Cruise is his idol.· Sachin Tendulkar is Rohan's idol.
Plural idols
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From the palace you could see the rows and rows of roofless houses that made up the city looking like empty honeycombs filled with blackness; the shapeless block of stone that had been an idol in the square where four roads met; the pits and dimples at street corners where the public wells once stood, and the shattered domes of temples with wild figs sprouting on their sides.
They clung around the necks of the big stone idols and shrieked as they skipped along the battlements, while Mowgli, dancing in the summerhouse, put his eye to the screenwork and hooted owl-fashion between his front teeth, to show his derision and contempt.
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