pedestal

ped·es·tal  (pd-stl)

n.

1. An architectural support or base, as for a column or statue.

2. A support or foundation.

3. A position of high regard or adoration.

tr.v. ped·es·taled or ped·es·talled, ped·es·tal·ing or ped·es·tal·ling, ped·es·tals

To place on or provide with a pedestal.

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[Obsolete French, from Italian piedestallo : piè, foot (from Latin ps; see pedi-) + di, of (from Latin d; see de-) + stallo, stall (of Germanic origin; see stel- in Indo-European roots).]

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pedestal

Noun

1. a base that supports something, such as a statue

2. put someone on a pedestal to admire someone very much [Old Italian piedestallo]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pedestal - a support or foundation; "the base of the lamp" stand, base brass monkey - a metal stand that formerly held cannon balls on sailing ships staddle - a base or platform on which hay or corn is stacked support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf" trivet - a stand with short feet used under a hot dish on a table trivet - a three-legged metal stand for supporting a cooking vessel in a hearth
	2.	pedestal - a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority); "they put him on a pedestal" status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
	3.	pedestal - an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) footstall, plinth pillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure dado - the section of a pedestal between the base and the surbase socle - a plain plinth that supports a wall support - supporting structure that holds up or provides a foundation; "the statue stood on a marble support"

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pedestal

noun support, stand, base, foot, mounting, foundation, pier, plinth, dado Architecture put someone on a pedestal worship, dignify, glorify, exalt, idealize, ennoble, deify, apotheosize

Translations

pedestal [ˈpɛdəstl] n → pedestal m

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pedestal [ˈpɛdəstl] n → piédestal m

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pedestal [ˈpɛdəstl] n → Sockel m

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pedestal [ˈpɛdəstl] n → piedestallo