i·dol·ize

(īd′l-īz′)

tr.v. i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing, i·dol·iz·es

1. To regard with great or uncritical admiration or devotion. See Synonyms at revere¹.

2. To worship as an idol.

i′dol·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.

i′dol·iz′er n.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	idolizer - a lover blind with admiration and devotion idoliser lover - a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
	2.	idolizer - a person who worships idols idol worshiper, idolater, idoliser gentile, heathen, infidel, pagan - a person who does not acknowledge your god idolatress - a woman idolater

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The most bigoted idolizers of State authority have not thus far shown a disposition to deny the national judiciary the cognizances of maritime causes.

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In no way was he an unconditional idolizer of worldly pursuits.

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An ardent Marxist and idolizer of Mao Zedong, whom he claims to have met, (he carries a tiny icon said to be a gift from the Chinese leader), Guzman concluded that Peru was a corrupt and backward society and vowed to reform it into a Marxist state by means of armed revolution.

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Reagan could confess to being a fanatic New Dealer and an idolizer of FDR while passing off the former as the result of political inexperience.

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