idolization Meaning of "idolization"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) the act of admiring strongly
  2. (n) the act of worshiping blindly and to excess

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Usage(s):

  1. Show business is about idolization.
  2. In general, I find this idolization of the dead revolting in its implication that the famous are perfect and only the perfect deserve to be mourned intensely.
  3. But this intensely private man was never quite comfortable with the idolization thrust upon him, and did not conform to the image of hero the public sought.
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