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Meanings of idolise in English

Portuguese
venerar
Catalan
reverir
Spanish
heroificar

Love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol.

venerar
Usage of idolise in English
1
Millions of young Turks idolise him, imitating his mannerisms and speech.
Reuters
2
The reason why I idolise him is he delivers every time, Whitlock said.
Reuters
3
Jump from the cross, rush among them, and the wretches will idolise you!
I.N.R.I.: A prisoner's Story of the Cross
4
The people who idolise Ronald Reagan now that they're no longer gaga for George?
The Guardian
5
She and her mother absolutely idolise him, and I do not wonder at it.
Life and Letters of Lord Macaulay. Volume 1
6
If she did not idolise him, I would hate her.
The King’s Curse
7
Such boys idolise Nolan and -crucially -know how to put together internet campaigns.
The Irish Times
8
Oh, I have nothing to say against her as a mother, the children idolise her!
A Chair on the Boulevard
9
It's great to admire other people's fashion choices, but I don't think you should idolise anyone.
The Guardian
10
But don't promote it as something to idolise.
News.com.au
11
Men count for almost nothing the virtues of the heart, and idolise gifts of body or intellect.
Studies in Literature
12
In a world where facts and figures dominate we have come to idolise ever growing masses of data.
The Irish Times
13
She shuts a lot of people up in the process, and that's what we absolutely idolise her for.
The South African
14
Vivian, in turn, gazed upon this singular being and the fair pictured form which he seemed to idolise.
Vivian Grey
15
The people idolise her, I understand.
Birds of Prey
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And yet, although we know it to be a mere delusion, we all idealise and idolise our childhood.
Eric; Or, Little by Little
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Translations for idolise
Portuguese
venerar
Idolise through the time