English-Italian translations for idol

• idolo
  "Idolo" è la presenza, piena e intera - e piuttosto limitata - del simbolo. The idol is the total yet limited presence of the symbol itself.
  Tuttavia, in entrambi i casi simbolo e idolo si fondono in un' immagine e nell' accesso dell' umano in una sfera superiore. But, in both cases, the symbol and the idol merge into the image and the ability of the human being to transcend itself.
  Preferisco riprendere la distinzione tra "simbolo" e "idolo" illustrata due giorni fa su un quotidiano dal filosofo francese Jean Luc Nancy. I would prefer to take up the distinction made two days ago in a daily newspaper by a French philosopher, Jean Luc Nancy, between the symbol and the idol.
• divo

Definition of idol

• A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power
• A cultural icon, or especially popular person
• An eidolon or phantom; something misleading or elusive

Related words

• idolater
• idolatress
• idolatry
• idolize
• idolized
• idolization
• idolizing
• crocidolite
• diazidolead