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idolisation

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Noun1.idolisation - the act of admiring strongly
idolization, adoration
admiration, appreciation - a favorable judgment; "a small token in admiration of your works"
glorification - the act of glorifying (as in worship); "the glorification of God"
2.idolisation - the act of worshiping blindly and to excess
idolization
worship - the activity of worshipping
bardolatry - the idolization of William Shakespeare
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This idolisation is said to involve collecting pictures and posters of pop stars, watching them on television at every given opportunity and attending live performances where, as Sue Sharpe (1978) puts it, "girls scream and shout and cry, showing amounts of emotion completely misplaced in real life" (p.
The screamers: drawing on ethnographic research and newspaper ... by Baker, Sarah / Youth Studies Australia
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