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38-549: [REDACTED] Look up idol in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Idol or Idols may refer to: Religion and philosophy [ edit ] Cult image , a human-made object that is venerated or worshipped for the deity, spirit or daemon that it embodies or represents Murti , a devotional image of a deity or saint used during puja and/or in other customary forms of actively expressing devotion or reverence Idol (philosophy) ,

76-624: A Counter-Reformation renewal of venerable imagery, though banning some of the more fanciful medieval iconographies. Veneration of the Virgin Mary flourished, in practice and in imagery, and new shrines, such as in Rome's Santa Maria Maggiore , were built for Medieval miraculous icons as part of this trend. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church : The Christian veneration of images

114-420: A murti is a representation of a divinity, made usually of stone, wood, or metal, which serves as a means through which a divinity may be worshiped. Hindus consider a murti worthy of serving as a focus of divine worship only after the divine is invoked in it for the purpose of offering worship. The depiction of the divinity must reflect the gestures and proportions outlined in religious tradition. In Jainism ,

152-869: A Philippine television series Idols (film) , a 1943 Spanish film "Idol", an episode of the television series Power Rangers S.P.D. Music [ edit ] Idol Records , an American record label "Idol" (Amanda Ghost song) , 2000 "Idol" (BTS song) , 2018 "Idol" (Yoasobi song) , 2023 Other uses in arts and entertainment [ edit ] The Idols, a professional wrestling tag team that wrestled for NWA All-Star Wrestling People [ edit ] Idol (surname) Lodi (wrestler) , also known as Idol, American professional wrestler Bradley Cain (born 1970) Raffy Tulfo (born 1960), also known as "Idol", Filipino politican and broadcast journalist Other uses [ edit ] Illinois Department of Labor (IDOL), an American government agency MYLIP , also known as Inducible Degrader of

190-579: A cost-saving one with a wooden body. A xoanon was a primitive and symbolic wooden image, perhaps comparable to the Hindu lingam ; many of these were retained and revered for their antiquity. Many of the Greek statues well-known from Roman marble copies were originally temple cult images, which in some cases, such as the Apollo Barberini , can be credibly identified. A very few actual originals survive, for example

228-556: A diminutive of eidos ("form"). Plato and the Platonists employed the Greek word eidos to signify perfect immutable " forms ". One can, of course, regard such an eidos as having a divine origin. The Book of Isaiah gave classic expression to the paradox inherent in the worship of cult images: Their land also is full of idols; they worship the work of their own hands, that which their own fingers have made. Judaism emphatically forbids idolatry, and considers it one of

266-419: A philosophical concept developed by Francis Bacon Arts and entertainment [ edit ] Teen idol , a celebrity with a large teenage fan base, such as: Chinese idol Japanese idol Alternative idol AV idol Gravure idol Junior idol Net idol Korean idol Taiwanese idol Matinée idol , a term used mainly to describe film or theatre stars who are adored to

304-564: A wooden framework. Most cult statues are anthropromorphic and take human shape. The most famous Greek cult images were of this type, including the Statue of Zeus at Olympia , and Phidias 's Athena Parthenos in the Parthenon in Athens, both colossal statues now completely lost. Fragments of two chryselephantine statues from Delphi have been excavated. The acrolith was another composite form, this time

342-488: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Cult image The term idol is an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship, while idolatry is the worship of an "idol" as though it were God . The use of images in the Ancient Near East seems typically to have been similar to that of the ancient Egyptian religion , about which we are

380-486: Is not contrary to the first commandment which proscribes idols. Indeed, "the honor rendered to an image passes to its prototype", and "whoever venerates an image venerates the person portrayed in it". The honor paid to sacred images is a "respectful veneration", not the adoration due to God alone: Religious worship is not directed to images in themselves, considered as mere things, but under their distinctive aspect as images leading us on to God incarnate. The movement toward

418-709: The Great Temple of the Aten in Amarna ) were open courts with no roof, that the Sun might be worshipped directly as it traveled across the sky. Cult images were a common presence in ancient Egypt, and still are in modern-day Kemetism . The term is often confined to the relatively small images, typically in gold, that lived in the naos in the inner sanctuary of Egyptian temples dedicated to that god (except when taken on ceremonial outings, say to visit their spouse). These images usually showed

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456-615: The Historical Buddha , and other buddhas and bodhisattvas became important in many schools of Buddhist art , and have mostly remained so. The attitude of the devotee towards the image is highly complicated and variable in Buddhism, depending on the particular tradition, and the degree of training in Buddhist thought of the individual. The dharma wheel is an image that used for worship in Buddhism. The Dharma represents and symbolizes all of

494-537: The Palatine Chapel, Aachen was probably a decisive moment, leading to the widespread use of monumental reliefs on churches, and later large statues. Many Christians believed that idols were not merely idle statues, but that they are inhabited by demons who could exercise influence through the idol. By destroying idols, converted Christians believed to deprave devils of their earthly and material dwelling. The Libri Carolini , an eighth-century work composed at

532-592: The Tirthankaras ("ford-maker") represent the true goal of all human beings. Their qualities are worshipped by the Jains. Images depicting any of the twenty four Tirthankaras are placed in the Jain temples . There is no belief that the image itself is other than a representation of the being it represents. The Tirthankaras cannot respond to such veneration, but that it can function as a meditative aid. Although most veneration takes

570-521: The conquest of Mecca in the year 630. In the aftermath, Muhammad did three things. Firstly, with his companions he visited the Kaaba and literally threw out the idols and destroyed them, thus removing the signs of Jahiliyyah from the Kaaba. Secondly, he ordered the construction of a mosque around the Kaaba, the first Masjid al-Haram after the birth of Islam . Thirdly, in a magnanimous manner, Muhammad pardoned all those who had taken up arms against him. With

608-604: The Kaaba, in the process being charged tithes . This helped the Meccan merchants to incur substantial wealth, as well as ensuring a fruitful atmosphere for trade and intertribal relations in relative peace. Muhammad 's preaching incurred the wrath of the pagan merchants, causing them to revolt against him. The opposition to his teachings grew so volatile that Muhammad and his followers were forced to flee Mecca to Medina for protection, leading to armed conflict and triggering many battles that were won and lost, which finally culminated in

646-541: The LDL receptor (IDOL), a human protein-coding gene Intelligent Data Operating Layer (IDOL), an HP Autonomy product See also [ edit ] [REDACTED] Search for "idol" on Misplaced Pages. All pages with titles containing Idol or Idols All pages with titles beginning with Idol Golden idol (disambiguation) Ideal (disambiguation) Idle (disambiguation) Idyl (disambiguation) The Idol (disambiguation) Idolatry ,

684-520: The best-informed. Temples housed a cult image, and there were large numbers of other images. The ancient Hebrew religion was or became an exception, rejecting cult images despite developing monotheism ; the connection between this and the Atenism that Akhenaten tried to impose on Egypt has been much discussed. In the art of Amarna , Aten is represented only as the sun-disk, with rays emanating from it, sometimes ending in hands, and temples to Aten (e.g.

722-579: The bronze Piraeus Athena (2.35 metres high, including a helmet). In Greek and Roman mythology , a " palladium " was an image of great antiquity on which the safety of a city was said to depend, especially the wooden one that Odysseus and Diomedes stole from the citadel of Troy and which was later taken to Rome by Aeneas . (The Roman story was related in Virgil 's Aeneid and other works.) Some members of Abrahamic religions identify cult images as idols and their worship or veneration as idolatry ;

760-457: The chamber, but Hindu temple architecture typically allows the image to be seen by worshippers in the mandapa connected to it (entry to this, and the whole temple, may also be restricted in various ways). Hinduism allows for many forms of worship and therefore it neither prescribes nor proscribes worship of images ( murti ). In Hinduism, murti usually means an image that expresses a Divine Spirit ( murta ). Meaning literally "embodiment",

798-797: The command of Charlemagne in response to the Second Council of Nicaea , set out what remains the Catholic position on the veneration of images, giving them a similar but slightly less significant place than in Eastern Orthodoxy. The 16th-century Reformation engendered spates of destruction of images, especially in England, Scotland, Ireland, Germany, Switzerland, the Low Countries (the Beeldenstorm ), and France. Destruction of three-dimensional images

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836-430: The current royal family. Ancient Greek temples and Roman temples normally contained a cult image in the cella . The cella in Greek temples was in the center, while it was located in the back of Roman temples. Access to the cella varied, but apart from the priests, at the least some of the general worshippers could access the cella some of the time, though sacrifices to the deity were normally made on altars outside in

874-458: The destruction of the idols and the construction of the Masjid al-Haram, a new era was ushered in, facilitating the rise of Islam . The garbhagriha or inner shrine of a Hindu temple contains an image of the deity. This may take the form of an elaborate statue, but a symbolic lingam is also very common, and sometimes a yoni or other symbolic form. Normally only the priests are allowed to enter

912-454: The form of prayers, hymns and recitations, the idol is sometimes ritually bathed, and often has offerings made to it; there are eight kinds of offering representing the eight types of karmas as per Jainism. This form of reverence is not a central tenet of the faith. Very early Buddhism avoided representations of the Buddha, who was represented by symbols or an empty space . Later large images of

950-403: The god in their sacred barque or boat; none of them survive. Only the priests were allowed access to the inner sanctuary. There was also a huge range of smaller images, many kept in the homes of ordinary people. The very large stone images around the exteriors of temples were usually representations of the pharaoh as himself or "as" a deity, and many other images gave deities the features of

988-579: The gravest sins . Judaism is aniconic , meaning any physical depiction of God whatsoever is disallowed; this likewise applies to cult images. The prohibition of idols within Judaism is so severe that numerous stipulations exist which are beyond simply concerning their use: Jews cannot eat anything offered to an idol as a libation , cannot move openly in places where idols are present, and cannot interact with idol worshippers within certain timeframes of idolatrous festivals or gatherings. As time progressed and

1026-623: The idol depends on the school of Buddhism that you belong to. Buddhist idols that originate from Theravada Buddhism are commonly slim, and majestic. Buddhist idols that originate from Mahayana Buddhism are usually thicker, with a more dignified and nonchalant face. Buddhist idols that originate from Vajrayana Buddhism usually have a more exaggerated posture, and usually show the Buddha / Bodhisattva performing hand Mudras . In Shinto , cult images are called shintai . The earliest historical examples of these were natural objects such as stones, waterfalls, trees or mountains, like Mount Fuji , while

1064-625: The image does not terminate in it as image, but tends toward that whose image it is. Towards the end of the pre-Islamic era in the Arabian city of Mecca , an era otherwise known by the Muslims as جاهلية, or al-Jahiliyah , the pagan or pre-Islamic merchants of Mecca controlled the sacred Kaaba , thereby regulating control over it and, in turn, over the city itself. The local tribes of the Arabian peninsula came to this centre of commerce to place their idols in

1102-2120: The point of adulation by their fans Film and television [ edit ] Idol (film) , a 2019 South Korean film Idol (franchise) , a British television franchise American Idol American Juniors Arab Idol Asian Idol Australian Idol Bangladeshi Idol Cambodian Idol Canadian Idol Chinese Idol Deutschland sucht den Superstar DSDS Kids Eesti otsib superstaari Geostar Greek Idol Hay Superstar Hrvatski Idol Idol (Norwegian TV series) Idol (Polish TV series) Idol (Serbian-Montenegrin and Macedonian TV series) Idol (Swedish TV series) Idol Philippines Idol Puerto Rico Idol Kids Puerto Rico Idol stjörnuleit Ídolos (Brazilian TV series) Ídolos (Portuguese TV series) Idols (Danish TV series) Idols (Dutch TV series) Idols (East African TV series) Idols (Finnish TV series) Idols (West African TV series) Idols South Africa Idool (TV series) Indian Idol Indian Idol (Hindi TV series) Indian Idol Junior Indian Idol Marathi Telugu Indian Idol Indonesian Idol Indonesian Idol Junior Kurd Idol Latin American Idol Macedonian Idol Malaysian Idol Maldivian Idol Music Idol Myanmar Idol Nepal Idol New Zealand Idol Nigerian Idol Nouvelle Star Pakistan Idol People's Artist (TV series) Pop Idol Philippine Idol Pinoy Idol Singapore Idol Star Search Croatia Super Idol (Greek TV series) SuperStar (Arabic TV series) SuperStar (Czech and Slovak TV series) SuperStar KZ SuperStar România Türkstar Vietnam Idol World Idol 1DOL ,

1140-799: The religious traditions which the Jews were exposed to diversified, what was considered "idolatry" was subject to some debate. In the Mishnah and Talmud , idolatry is defined as worshipping a graven image through the actions of both typical idol worshippers, and through actions customarily reserved for worship of the Jewish God in the Temple in Jerusalem , such as prostrating , sacrificing animals , offering incense , or sprinkling animal blood on altars. Kissing, embracing, or "honoring" an idol, while not considered idolatry per se ,

1178-399: The teachings of the Buddha. The Dharma is a wheel or circle, that maintains different qualities that are meant to be essential to the Buddhist religion. Typically, the wheel shows the eight step path that Buddhists follow to reach Nirvana. The symbol is a wheel in order to show the flow of life: Buddhists believe in reincarnation, so life moves in a circle and does not end in death. The build of

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1216-466: The temple precinct ( temenos in Greek). Some cult images were easy to see, and were major tourist attractions. The image normally took the form of a statue of the deity, typically roughly life-size, but in some cases many times life-size, in marble or bronze, or in the specially prestigious form of a Chryselephantine statue using ivory plaques for the visible parts of the body and gold for the clothes, around

1254-474: The vast majority are man-made objects such as swords, jewels or mirrors. Rather than being representative of or part of the kami , shintai are seen as repositories in which the essence of such spirits can temporarily reside to make themselves accessible for humans to worship. A ceremony called kanjō can be used to propagate the essence of a kami into another shintai, allowing the same deity to be enshrined in multiple shrines. Indian Idol Indian Idol

1292-491: The worship of hollow forms, though others do not. The matter has long been controversial, depending largely on the degree of veneration or worship which is thought by opponents to be given to them. The word idol entered Middle English in the 13th century from Old French idole adapted in Ecclesiastical Latin from the Greek eidolon ("appearance", extended in later usage to "mental image, apparition, phantom")

1330-610: The worship of idols Idoli , a Serbian new wave band Zone of the Enders: 2167 Idolo , a Japanese original video animation Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Idol . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Idol&oldid=1248310343 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

1368-573: Was highly controversial for centuries, and in Eastern Orthodoxy the controversy lingered until it re-erupted in the Byzantine Iconoclasm of the 8th and 9th centuries. Religious monumental sculpture remained foreign to Orthodoxy. In the West, resistance to idolatry delayed the introduction of sculpted images for centuries until the time of Charlemagne , whose placing of a life-size crucifix in

1406-660: Was normally near-total, especially images of the Virgin Mary and saints, and the iconoclasts ("image-breakers") also smashed representations of holy figures in stained glass windows and other imagery. Further destruction of icons, anathema to Puritans , occurred during the English Civil War . Less extreme transitions occurred throughout northern Europe in which formerly Catholic churches became Protestant. Catholic regions of Europe, especially artistic centres like Rome and Antwerp , responded to Reformation iconoclasm with

1444-464: Was still forbidden. Christian images that are venerated are called icons . Christians who venerate icons make an emphatic distinction between " veneration " and " worship ". Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians make an exception for the veneration of images of saints – they distinguish such veneration from adoration or latria . The introduction of venerable images in Christianity

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