[idol] [ME, fr. OF idole, fr. LL idolum, fr. Gk eidolon image, idol; akin to Gk eidos form--more at idyll] (13c) 1: a representation or symbol of an object of worship; broadly: a false god
2. a: a likeness of something b obs: pretender, impostor
3: a form or appearance visible but without substance "an enchanted phantom, a lifeless ~ --P. B. Shelley"
4: an object of extreme devotion "a movie ~"; also: ideal 2
5: a false conception: fallacy