"Idol" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /iˈdoːl/ Audio: De-Idol.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
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  1. (religion) idol Tags: neuter, strong Synonyms: Abgott, Götze, Götzenbild
    Sense id: en-Idol-de-noun-5hT2XvsP Categories (other): Religion, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50 Topics: lifestyle, religion
  2. (figurative) idol Tags: figuratively, neuter, strong Synonyms: Vorbild
    Sense id: en-Idol-de-noun-5hT2XvsP1 Categories (other): German entries with etymon, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: idolisieren

Inflected forms

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