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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
idol/ˈʌɪdl/

▶noun

1 an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.

2 a person who is greatly admired or revered: a soccer idol.

– origin ME: from OFr. idole, from L. idolum ‘image’, from Gk eidōlon, from eidos ‘form’.

'idol' also found in these Oxford entries:

God - graven image - idolatry - image - joss - matinee idol - moloch - Moorish idol - mumbo-jumbo - vox

Forum discussions with the word(s) "idol" in the title:

American Idol (the exact meaning of idol)
idol
pronunciation difference between "idol" and "idle"
That did not stop supporters desperate to see their idol cheer his every move
The act of doing what an idol does

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