idole
See also: Idole
French
Pronunciation
Noun
idole f (plural idoles)
- idol. A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power
- 1689, Jean Racine, Esther
- Peut-être, Assuérus, frémissant de courroux,
Si nous ne courbons les genoux
Devant une muette idole,
Commandera qu'on nous immole.
- Peut-être, Assuérus, frémissant de courroux,
- 1689, Jean Racine, Esther
- idol. A cultural icon, or especially popular person
- 1834, Honoré de Balzac, La duchesse de Langeais
- Monsieur Armand de Montriveau se trouvait en ce moment, sans le savoir, l’objet d’une curiosité générale, et le méritait plus qu’aucune de ces idoles passagères dont Paris a besoin et dont il s’amourache pour quelques jours, afin de satisfaire cette passion d’engouement et d’enthousiasme factice dont il est périodiquement travaillé.
- M. Armand de Montriveau, at that moment all unwittingly the object of general curiosity, better deserved attention than any of the idols that Paris needs must set up to worship for a brief space, for the city is vexed by periodical fits of craving, a passion for engouement and sham enthusiasm, which must be satisfied.
- 1834, Honoré de Balzac, La duchesse de Langeais
Related terms
Descendants
- → Polish: idol
Further reading
- “idole”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Middle English
Noun
idole
- Alternative form of ydole
Polish
Pronunciation
Noun
idole
- nominative plural of idol
- vocative plural of idol
- inanimate accusative plural of idol
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