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idol

noun neutersubstantiv intetkjønn

an idol · a role model

EtymologyOpphav

gjennom latin; fra gresk eidolon ‘bilde, syn’ through Latin; from Greek eidolon ‘image, vision’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. person som blir forgudet, særlig av ungdom;
    ideal (I, 2)a role model     a person who is idolised, especially by young people;
    a role modelideal (I, 2)
    • artisten er et idol for mange the artist is an idol to many
  2. avgudsbildean idol, gudebildean image of a god an idolavgudsbilde, an image of a godgudebilde