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| ==Origins== | | ==Origins== |
| Middle [[English]]. a. Old French. id(e)le, and idole, ad. late L. dl-um (also dl-um in Prudentius c400, Sedulius c470), image, form, spectre, apparition, in eccl. use ‘idol’, a. Gr. image, phantom, [[idea]], fancy, likeness, in LXX ‘idol’, f. form, shape. The early OF. idele, idle (11th c.), represent the [[Latin]] idolum, the accentuation following that of the [[Greek]]. The current Fr. idole was adapted in 13th c. from L. idolum. | | Middle [[English]]. a. Old French. id(e)le, and idole, ad. late L. dl-um (also dl-um in Prudentius c400, Sedulius c470), image, form, spectre, apparition, in eccl. use ‘idol’, a. Gr. image, phantom, [[idea]], fancy, likeness, in LXX ‘idol’, f. form, shape. The early OF. idele, idle (11th c.), represent the [[Latin]] idolum, the accentuation following that of the [[Greek]]. The current Fr. idole was adapted in 13th c. from L. idolum. |
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− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Idols''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Idos this link].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Idols''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Idols this link].</center> |
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| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
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| *1. An [[image]] or similitude of a [[deity]] or [[divinity]], used as an object of [[worship]]: applied to those worshipped by [[pagan]]s, whence, in [[scriptural]] [[language]], = false [[god]], a fictitious divinity which ‘is nothing in the world’ (1 Cor. viii. 4). | | *1. An [[image]] or similitude of a [[deity]] or [[divinity]], used as an object of [[worship]]: applied to those worshipped by [[pagan]]s, whence, in [[scriptural]] [[language]], = false [[god]], a fictitious divinity which ‘is nothing in the world’ (1 Cor. viii. 4). |
| :b. Applied polemically to images or figures of [[divine]] [[beings]] and, more generally, to any [[material]] object of [[worship]] in a Christian church. | | :b. Applied polemically to images or figures of [[divine]] [[beings]] and, more generally, to any [[material]] object of [[worship]] in a Christian church. |
| :c. A representation of a [[deity]] under some monstrous and non-natural form. Obs. | | :c. A representation of a [[deity]] under some monstrous and non-natural form. Obs. |
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| *2. fig. Any [[thing]] or [[person]] that is the object of excessive or supreme [[devotion]], or that usurps the place of [[God]] in human [[affection]]. | | *2. fig. Any [[thing]] or [[person]] that is the object of excessive or supreme [[devotion]], or that usurps the place of [[God]] in human [[affection]]. |
| :a. A thing. | | :a. A thing. |
| :b. A person so adored. | | :b. A person so adored. |
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| *3. An image, effigy, or figure of a person or thing; esp. a [[Sculpture|statue]]. Obs. | | *3. An image, effigy, or figure of a person or thing; esp. a [[Sculpture|statue]]. Obs. |
| :b. A counterpart, likeness, imitation; = IMAGE n. 4, 4c. Obs. | | :b. A counterpart, likeness, imitation; = IMAGE n. 4, 4c. Obs. |
| :c. Aspect, [[appearance]], likeness; = IMAGE n. 3. | | :c. Aspect, [[appearance]], likeness; = IMAGE n. 3. |
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| *4. An inert inactive person (who has the form, without the proper [[action|activity]] or [[energy]], of a man). = F. idole, but in English naturally associated with idle = IDLER. Obs. | | *4. An inert inactive person (who has the form, without the proper [[action|activity]] or [[energy]], of a man). = F. idole, but in English naturally associated with idle = IDLER. Obs. |
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| *5. A visible but unsubstantial [[appearance]], an image caused by [[reflection|reflexion]] as in a mirror, an incorporeal phantom. | | *5. A visible but unsubstantial [[appearance]], an image caused by [[reflection|reflexion]] as in a mirror, an incorporeal phantom. |
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| *6. A [[mind|mental]] [[fiction]]; a phantasy or fancy. | | *6. A [[mind|mental]] [[fiction]]; a phantasy or fancy. |
| :b. [[Logic]]. A false mental image or [[concept]]ion; a false or misleading notion; a [[fallacy]] | | :b. [[Logic]]. A false mental image or [[concept]]ion; a false or misleading notion; a [[fallacy]] |
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| *7. A fictitious personation; a counterfeit, sham; a pretender. (By Spenser used of a magic counterfeit.) | | *7. A fictitious personation; a counterfeit, sham; a pretender. (By Spenser used of a magic counterfeit.) |
− | | + | ==See also== |
− | [[Category: General Reference]] | + | *'''''[[Idolatry]]''''' |
| + | [[Category: Religion]] |