idol
“idol” is a Romanian word. Its 3 meanings in English:
noun
In Romanian
- divinitate păgână; (concr.) chip, figură, statuie reprezentând o asemenea divinitate și constituind, în religiile politeiste, obiecte de cult religios.
- (fig.) ființă sau lucru care reprezintă obiectul unui cult sau al unei mari iubiri.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek είδωλον (eídōlon), partially through the intermediate of Old Church Slavonic идолъ (idolŭ). Compare Aromanian idul, Serbo-Croatian idol.
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