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
  • Incense was a crucial part of the immersive experience of worship.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Midway through the film, each congregation visits the other’s house of worship during celebrations of Passover and Easter.
    Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of worship
Noun
  • The prevailing response to the Australian act’s third album has thus far been a general adoration for and excitement about the way its dozen tracks capture the bright sound and breezy spirit of the ’90s rave world.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2024
  • If the first film expressed a fervent but surface-level appreciation for the outcast-character dramas of Martin Scorsese, this second one betrays not even a superficial adoration of the Hollywood musicals of old.
    A.A. Dowd, Vulture, 11 Oct. 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
  • No one deserved to bask in the glow of adulation more.
    Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 4 Nov. 2024
  • The actor arrived at the Washington Square Park event in New York on October 27 to the adulation of a large crowd, kicking off an online meme whirlwind.
    Callum Booth, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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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“Idolization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolization. Accessed 3 Dec. 2024.

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