as in worship
excessive admiration of or devotion to a person
the mass idolization of the Renaissance artist continues to this day
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There are plenty of vacant houses of worship around the country, but there’s also a lot to consider before taking the leap (of faith).—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
13 Aug. 2025 -
The Greenwood vandalism marks the third time a Hindu place of worship has been vandalized so far in the US in 2025, according to the Coalition of Hindus of North America.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
12 Aug. 2025
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The siblings' love and adoration of their dad is plain to see, as is the positive impact the Ring doorbell had on them.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 June 2025
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Each has done so to growing public interest and all that comes with it: adoration, criticism and faces on Panini stickers.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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Majors' painfully awkward gym rat goes down a spectacularly bad path of protein shakes, steroids, rage issues, misplaced idolatry and macho posedowns in an effort to craft the perfect physique.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
4 July 2025
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Treating it as such is an insidious form of idolatry.—
Walt Shelton,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Advertisement Some analysts have even suggested that Hun Sen has been enlisted by Thailand’s elites to finally topple the Shinawatra family, which remains reviled by royalists for its populist adulation amongst rural voters.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
25 July 2025
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In a documentary released by the PGA Tour chronicling Scheffler’s 2024 season, a host of pros – including two-time major winner Collin Morikawa and Sweden’s Ludvig Åberg – heaped adulation on Scheffler’s patience and focus.—
Max Rego,
CNN Money,
17 July 2025
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The mountain has been widely used by the Kim dynasty to showcase the family’s own lore and deification.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
28 July 2025
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Depictions of breastfeeding in Western art are usually associated with the baby Jesus and Mary, apart from others in gilded deification.—
Alexandra Bregman,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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“Idolization.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/idolization. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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