hero worshiper

Thân thiện

A young hero worshiper looks up at a framed picture of a famous astronaut.

Definition

Noun: A person who has an intense, often uncritical, admiration for heroes or famous individuals, treating them with great devotion or reverence.

Usage

This noun describes a person who idolizes heroes or prominent figures. It often implies a level of admiration that goes beyond simple respect, bordering on veneration.

Examples

• The young hero worshiper had posters of the astronaut covering his entire bedroom wall.
• As a lifelong hero worshiper of classical composers, she traveled across Europe to visit their birthplaces.
• The biography was written not by a detached historian but by a devoted hero worshiper.

Advanced Usage

• The term can sometimes carry a mildly critical connotation, suggesting the admiration is excessive or blinds the person to the hero's flaws.
  • His analysis of the political leader lacked objectivity; it was the perspective of a true hero worshiper.

Variants and Related Words

• Hero-worship (noun): The act or practice of worshipping heroes.
  • The culture of celebrity is often driven by public hero-worship.
• Hero-worship (verb): To admire or revere someone as a hero.
  • A generation of fans hero-worshipped the revolutionary musician.

Synonyms

• Admirer
• Devotee
• Idolizer

Antonyms

• Critic
• Detractor
• Cynic

Related Idioms/Phrases

• To put someone on a pedestal: This idiom is closely related to the concept of a hero worshiper, meaning to admire someone so much that you think they are perfect.
  • By putting her mentors on a pedestal, she failed to see they could also make mistakes.

Học thuật

Noun

1. someone who worships heroes

Từ đồng nghĩa

• hero worshipper