Idol

Meaning

  1. (neuter, strong) idol
  2. (figuratively, neuter, strong) idol

Synonyms

Götzenbild

Leitfigur

même radical que le grec

Musterschüler

Popidol

Idealbild

leuchtendes Vorbild

leuchtendes Beispiel

Abgöttin

Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/iˈdoːl/
Etymology

Borrowed from Latin īdōlum, from Ancient Greek εἴδωλον (eídōlon). Used in German chiefly since the 18th century, before that occasionally as an ad-hoc borrowing from the Latin.

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