ped ‧ es ‧ tal /ˈpedəst ə l, ˈpedɪst ə l/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: piédestal , from Old Italian piedestallo , from pie di stallo 'foot of the stall' ]
1 . the base on which a ↑ pillar or ↑ statue stands:
a Grecian bust on a pedestal
2 . a solid vertical post that supports something such as a table:
the pedestal of the dentist’s chair
pedestal basin British English (=a bowl to wash your hands in, supported by a pedestal)
3 . put/place somebody on a pedestal to admire someone so much that you treat them or talk about them as though they are perfect:
Women are both put on a pedestal and treated like second-class citizens.