Definition Of idol
noun
an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.
These were, we must remember, unbelieving Gentiles, worshipers of idols and knew very little of the Jewish religion.
Example Of idol
a soccer idol
A vegetarian socialist with great personal charm and a definite way with the love poem, you remain an idol for female readers.
After all no-one needs past heroes when there are new idols to laud.
Aryans on the other hand had no idols and worshipped nature, as human forms that resided in the heavens.
But he was also a keen footballer who admired his idols Manchester United and who enjoyed a kickabout with friends.
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