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idolism

i·dol·ism
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahyd-l-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈaɪd lˌɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahyd-l-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈaɪd lˌɪz əm/

Definitions of idolism word

  • abbreviation IDOLISM idolatry. 1
  • abbreviation IDOLISM idolizing. 1
  • noun idolism (obsolete) The worship of idols. 1
  • abbreviation IDOLISM idolatry 0
  • noun idolism a fallacious notion; false reasoning 0

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Origin of idolism

First appearance:

before 1600
One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10; idol + -ism

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Parts of speech for Idolism

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

idolism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

idolism usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for idolism

noun idolism

  • semblance — outward aspect or appearance.
  • deception — Deception is the act of deceiving someone or the state of being deceived by someone.
  • myth — a traditional or legendary story, usually concerning some being or hero or event, with or without a determinable basis of fact or a natural explanation, especially one that is concerned with deities or demigods and explains some practice, rite, or phenomenon of nature.
  • confusion — If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
  • image — a physical likeness or representation of a person, animal, or thing, photographed, painted, sculptured, or otherwise made visible.

Antonyms for idolism

noun idolism

  • reality — the state or quality of being real.
  • truth — the true or actual state of a matter: He tried to find out the truth.
  • fact — Fully Automated Compiling Technique
  • being — Being is the present participle of be1.
  • certainty — Certainty is the state of being definite or of having no doubts at all about something.

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