idolizer

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Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who worships idols: Someone who shows excessive or religious devotion to a physical object representing a deity.
    • A lover blind with admiration and devotion: Someone who admires another person, often a celebrity or public figure, with uncritical and extreme devotion.
Usage and Examples
  • Noun:
    • The ancient temple was filled with idolizers bringing offerings to the statues.
    • As a devoted idolizer of the singer, she collected every magazine with his picture.
Advanced Usage
  • The term often implies a level of devotion that is excessive, uncritical, or fanatical. It can be used in both religious and secular contexts.
    • He was more than a fan; he was a true idolizer, believing the actor could do no wrong.
Variants and Related Words
  • Idolize (verb): To admire, revere, or love greatly or excessively.
    • Many teenagers idolize famous athletes.
  • Idolization (noun): The act of idolizing.
    • The idolization of celebrities is common in modern culture.
  • Idolater (noun): A person who worships idols. (This is a more common synonym, especially in religious contexts).
Synonyms
  • Devotee: A person who is very interested in and enthusiastic about someone or something.
  • Admirer: Someone who regards a person or thing with pleasure, wonder, and approval.
  • Fanatic: A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal.
Related Phrases and Idioms
  • To put someone on a pedestal: To admire someone so much that you treat or regard them as perfect.
    • By idolizing her mentor, she had put him on a pedestal and was blind to his flaws.
Noun
  1. a person who worships idols
  2. a lover blind with admiration and devotion

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