Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ahyd-l-iz-uh m]
- /ˈaɪd lˌɪz əm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [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
Historical Comparancy
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
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms 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.
See also
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