idol

I'DOL, noun [Latin idolum; Gr. form or to see.]1. An image, form or representation, usually of a man or other animal, consecrated as an object of worship; a pagan deity. Idols are usually statues or images, carved out of wood or stone, or formed of metals, particularly silver or gold.The gods of the nations are idols. Psalms 96:5.2. An image.Nor ever idol seemed so much alive.3. A person loved and honored to adoration. The prince was the idol of the people.4. Any thing on which we set our affections; that to which we indulge an excessive and sinful attachment.Little children, keep yourselves from idols. 1 John 5:1.An idol is any thing which usurps the place of God in the hearts of his rational creatures.5. A representation. [Not in use.]