hero-worship
/'hiərou,wə:ʃip/
Definition
- Verb:
- To admire, love, or venerate someone to an excessive or uncritical degree, often treating them as an idol or perfect ideal.
Usage
The verb "hero-worship" describes an intense, often idealized admiration for a person, typically a public figure, celebrity, or historical character. It implies a level of devotion that goes beyond ordinary respect, bordering on uncritical adoration. It is often used to describe the feelings of fans, followers, or younger people towards their idols.
Examples
- Verb:
- As a child, he would hero-worship his older brother, believing he could do no wrong.
- Some fans hero-worship celebrities, ignoring any of their flaws or mistakes.
- The cult leader was hero-worshipped by his devoted followers.
Advanced Usage
- Conceptual Use: The term can be used to critique a societal or cultural tendency to elevate individuals to an unrealistic status.
- The media often encourages the public to hero-worship athletes and movie stars.
Variants and Related Words
- Hero-worshipper (noun): A person who hero-worships someone.
- He was a devoted hero-worshipper of the famous scientist.
- Hero-worshipping (noun/gerund): The act or practice of hero-worship.
- His hero-worshipping of the political leader blinded him to the policy's faults.
Synonyms
- Idolize: To admire or love very much, often to excess.
- Adulate: To praise or flatter excessively.
- Revere: To feel deep respect or admiration for (this synonym is more positive and less critical than "hero-worship").
Antonyms
- Despise: To feel contempt or deep repugnance for.
- Scorn: To feel or express contempt or derision.
- Criticize: To indicate the faults of someone or something in a disapproving way.
Verb
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love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
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Many teenagers idolized the Beatles
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