Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for I'DOL
I'DOL, n. [Fr. idole; It. and Sp. idolo; L. idolum; Gr. ειδωλον, from ειδος, form, or ειδω, to see.]
- An image, form or representation, usually of a man or other animal, consecrated as an object of worship; a pagan deity. Idols are usually statues or images, carved out of wood or stone, or formed of metals, particularly silver gold. The gods of the nations are idols. Ps. xcvi.
- An image. Nor ever idol seemed so much alive. Dryden.
- A person loved and honored to adoration. The prince was the idol of the people.
- Any thing on which we set our affections; that to which we indulge an excessive and sinful attachment. Little children, keep yourselves from idols. 1 John v. An idol is any thing which usurps the place of God in the hearts of his rational creatures. S. Miller.
- A representation. [Not in use.] Spenser.
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