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idolization

i·dol·ize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [ahyd-l-ahyz]
    • /ˈaɪd lˌaɪz/
    • /ˌaɪ.də.laɪ.ˈzeɪʃ.n̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ahyd-l-ahyz]
    • /ˈaɪd lˌaɪz/

Definitions of idolization word

  • verb with object idolization to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc. 1
  • verb with object idolization to worship as a god. 1
  • verb without object idolization to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome. 1
  • noun idolization The act of idolizing, adoring or worshiping, especially to excess. 1

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Origin of idolization

First appearance:

before 1590
One of the 37% oldest English words
First recorded in 1590-1600; idol + -ize

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Idolization

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

idolization popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

idolization usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for idolization

noun idolization

  • shine — to give forth or glow with light; shed or cast light.
  • admiration — Admiration is a feeling of great liking and respect for a person or thing.
  • veneration — the act of venerating.
  • hankering — a longing; craving.
  • weakness — the state or quality of being weak; lack of strength, firmness, vigor, or the like; feebleness.

Antonyms for idolization

noun idolization

  • aversion — If you have an aversion to someone or something, you dislike them very much.
  • dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
  • disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
  • hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.

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