idolization

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noun

The act of idolizing, adoring or worshiping, especially to excess.

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adorationidolisation
OriginEnglish idolize ← Middle English ydole ← Old French idole →
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Meanings

nounidolization (countable and uncountable, plural idolizations)

plural idolizations · alternative UK idolisation

  1. countableuncountableThe act of idolizing, adoring or worshiping, especially to excess.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe act of admiring strongly

Similar
adorationidolisation
Broader
admirationappreciation

nounthe act of worshiping blindly and to excess

Similar
idolisation
Broader
worship
Also see
adoration

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wéydos
  3. Proto-Hellenic*wéidos
  4. Ancient Greekεἶδος (eîdos)
  5. Ancient Greekεἴδωλον (eídōlon)
  6. Latinīdōlum
  7. Old Frenchidole
  8. Middle Englishydole
  9. Englishidol
  10. Englishidolize
  11. Englishidolization

From idolize + -ation.

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Cite this entry
APA

idolization. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idolization

MLA

“idolization.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idolization. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “idolization,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/idolization.

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