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"IDOLS" is a plural of: idol. |
Date "IDOLS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1050. (references) |
| Domain | Definition |
Dream Interpretation | Should you dream of worshiping idols, you will make slow progress to wealth or fame, as you will let petty things tyrannize over you. To break idols, signifies a strong mastery over self, and no work will deter you in your upward rise to positions of honor. To see others worshiping idols, great differences will rise up between you and warm friends. To dream that you are denouncing idolatry, great distinction is in store for you through your understanding of the natural inclinations of the human mind. Source: Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted .... |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Idolatry | Verb: worship idols, worship pictures, worship relics; deify, canonize. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: IDOLS |
| English words defined with "IDOLS": Elijah ♦ Ichthyomorphous, idol worship, idol worshiper, idolater, Idolatrize, idolatry, idoliser, Idolism, Idolist, idolizer, Idoloclast, Idolographical ♦ Theocrasy. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "IDOLS": Bamah ♦ Decalogue ♦ Hadadrimmon, Hadad-rimmon ♦ ICONOCLAST ♦ Mecca's Three Idols, Meletians, Menah ♦ Stones. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "IDOLS": Pagoda. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | All the heroes and legends I knew as a child have fallen to idols of clay (Show Me the Way; performing artist: STYX) | |
Movie/TV Titles | Matinee Idols (1922) Strange Idols (1922) Shattered Idols (1922) Idols of Clay (1920) Idols! (2002) | |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Thumbnail | Description & Credit |
 | Three moorish idols - Zanclus canescens -. Credit: The Coral Kingdom. |  | Maori wood carvings, including large and small idols and canoe paddles. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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| Author | Quotation |
Ralph Waldo Emerson | We boast our emancipation from many superstitions; but if we have broken any idols, it is through a transfer of idolatry. |
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Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | DECALOGUE, n. A series of commandments, ten in number -- just enough to permit an intelligent selection for observance, but not enough to embarrass the choice. Following is the revised edition of the Decalogue, calculated for this meridian. Thou shalt no God but me adore: 'Twere too expensive to have more. No images nor idols make For Robert Ingersoll to break. Take not God's name in vain; select A time when it will have effect. Work not on Sabbath days at all, But go to see the teams play ball. Honor thy parents. That creates For life insurance lower rates. Kill not, abet not those who kill; Thou shalt not pay thy butcher's bill. Kiss not thy neighbor's wife, unless Thine own thy neighbor doth caress Don't steal; thou'lt never thus compete Successfully in business. Cheat. Bear not false witness -- that is low -- But "hear 'tis rumored so and so." Cover thou naught that thou hast not By hook or crook, or somehow, got. G.J. |
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| "IDOLS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 94.69% of the time. "IDOLS" is used about 113 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (plural) | 94.69% | 107 | 31,463 |
| Lexical Verb (-s form) | 3.54% | 4 | 175,879 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.77% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 113 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| The following table summarizes names derived from the word "IDOLS". | |||
| Name | Gender | Language | Meaning |
| Baalim | N/A | Biblical | Idols |
| Teraphim | N/A | Biblical | Idols |
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Expressions using "IDOLS": household idols ♦ worshipper of idols. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "IDOLS": goddess-idols, nepo-idols. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
av idols.com | 13 |
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| Language | Translations for "IDOLS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||
German | Idole, Abgötter. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | 'לולים (idolatry). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | idolsay putperest (heathen, heathenish, idolater, idolatress, pagan, profane, worshipper of idols), putlara tapan kimse (worshipper of idols). (various references) eilunaddoli (worship idols). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 15, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Alla episteilai autoiV tou apecesqai apo twn alisghmatwn twn eidwlwn kai thV porneiaV kai tou pniktou kai tou aimatoV |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Sed scribere ad eos ut abstineant se a contaminationibus simulacrorum et fornicatione et suffocatis et sanguine |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | To be not disesid, but to write to hem, that thei absteyne hem fro defoulingis of maumetis, and fro fornicacioun, and stranglid thingis, and blood. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | But yt we write vnto them yt they abstayne them selves fro filthynes of ymages fro fornicacio from straglyd and fro bloude. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But that we write to them that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from lewdness, and from things strangled, and from blood. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But that we give them orders to keep themselves from things offered to false gods, and from the evil desires of the body, and from the flesh of animals put to death in ways against the law, and from blood. |
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| Language | Acts Chapter 15, Verse 20 |
| Albanian | por t'u shkruhet atyre që të heqin dorë nga ndotjet e idhujve, nga kurvëria, nga gjërat e mbytura dhe nga gjaku. |
| Cebuano | hinonoa ato silang sulatan nga dumilian nila ang mga nahugaw sa mga diosdios, ug ang pakighilawas, ug ang pagtilaw sa unod sa mananap nga naluok ug sa dugo. |
| Croatian | nego im poruèiti da se uzdržavaju od mesa okaljana idolima, od bludništva, od udavljenoga i od krvi. |
| Danish | men skrive til dem, at de skulle afholde sig fra Besmittelse med Afguderne og fra Utugt og fra det kvalte og fra Blodet. |
| Dutch | Maar hun zal aanschrijven, dat zij zich onthouden van de dingen, die door de afgoden besmet zijn, en van hoererij, en van het verstikte, en van bloed. |
| Finnish | vaan heille kirjoitettakoon, että heidän pitää karttaman epäjumalien saastuttamaa ja haureutta ja lihaa, josta ei veri ole laskettu, sekä verta. |
| French | mais qu`on leur écrive de s`abstenir des souillures des idoles, de l`impudicité, des animaux étouffés et du sang. |
| German | sondern schreibe ihnen, daß sie sich enthalten von Unsauberkeit der Abgötter und von Hurerei und vom Erstickten und vom Blut. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Tetapi kita harus menulis surat kepada mereka dan menasihati mereka supaya mereka jangan makan makanan najis yang sudah dipersembahkan kepada berhala, atau makan daging binatang yang mati dicekik, atau makan darah. Dan juga supaya mereka menjauhkan diri dari perbuatan-perbuatan yang cabul. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | melainkan menyurat kepada mereka itu, supaya mereka itu menjauhkan dirinya daripada najis berhala, daripada zinah, daripada binatang yang mati darah tertahan, dan daripada darah. |
| Italian | ma solo si ordini loro di astenersi dalle sozzure degli idoli, dalla impudicizia, dagli animali soffocati e dal sangue. |
| Maori | Engari kia tuhi atu tatou ki a ratou, kia mawehe atu ratou i nga poke o nga whakapakoko, i te moe tahae, i te mea kua notia te kaki, i te toro. |
| Norwegian | men skrive til dem at de skal avholde sig fra avgudenes urenhet og fra hor og fra det som er kvalt, og fra blod. |
| Portuguese | mas escrever-lhes que se abstenham das contaminações dos ídolos, da prostituição, do que é sufocado e do sangue. |
| Rumanian | ci sq li se scrie doar sq se fereascq de pkngqririle idolilor, de curvie, de dobitoace zugrumate wi de sknge. |
| Russian | Б ОБ ЙУБФШ ЙН, ЮФП'Щ ПОЙ ЧПЪ"ЕТЦЙЧБМЙУШ ПФ ПУЛЧЕТОЕООПЗП Й"ПМБНЙ, ПФ 'МХ"Б, Х"БЧМЕОЙОЩ Й ЛТПЧЙ, Й ЮФП'Щ ОЕ "ЕМБМЙ "ТХЗЙН ФПЗП, ЮЕЗП ОЕ ИПФСФ УЕ'Е. |
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| Swahili | Bali tuwapelekee barua kuwaambia wasile vyakula vilivyotiwa najisi kwa kutambikiwa sanamu za miungu; wajiepushe na uasherati; wasile mnyama yeyote aliyenyongwa, na wasinywe damu. |
| Swedish | utan allenast skriva till dem att de skola avhålla sig från avgudastyggelser och från otukt och från köttet av förkvävda djur och från blod. |
| Uma | Sampale-wadi, agina ta'uki' sura, taperapi' bona neo' -ra mpokoni' pongkoni' to rapopepue' hi pinotau, neo' ngkoni' raa' pai' neo' ngkoni' bau' to uma ralali ncala' raa' -na. Pai' ta'uli' wo'o-raka bona neo' -ra mogau' sala' hante toronaa ba hante tobine doo. |
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Derivations | |
Words ending with "IDOLS": amidols, haloperidols. (additional references) | |
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"IDOLS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: adol, adoles, Diocles, diol, Diolch, Diolm, diols, Eddolls, icol, idella, idels, Idil, idila, idiol, idlc, idlot, idoel, idole, Idolo, idolt, idons, idos, Iduns, idus, idyls, ifol, indols, inol, Iolas, iols, ipol, irol, Isolt, Itals, itol, odol. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "IDOLS" (pronounced ī"dulz) |
| 5 | ī" d u l z | idles. |
| 4 | -d u l z | beadles, befuddles, bindles, Boodles, bundles, candles, cradles, doodles, dwindles, fiddles, handles, huddles, hurdles, ladles, medals, models, muddles, needles, noodles, oodles, paddles, pedals, peddles, piddles, poodles, puddles, riddles, saddles, sandals, scandals, straddles, supermodels, swindles, vandals. |
| 3 | -u l z | ables, accruals, acquittals, admirals, advertorials, agrochemicals, ambles, angels, angles, animals, ankles, annals, annuals, apostles, apples, appraisals, approvals, archangels, arrivals, arsenals, articles, artiodactyls, assembles, australs, axles, baffles, bagels, balmorals, barbels, barnacles, barrels, battles, baubles, beagles, beetles, belittles, betrayals, bibles, bicycles, bifocals, biologicals, biomaterials, biphenyls, bisexuals, boggles, boondoggles, bottles, bowels, brambles, bristles, brothels, bubbles, buckles, bugles, burials, bushels, cables, camels, cancels, cannibals, capitals, capitols, capsules, cardinals, carnivals, carols, castles, casuals, cathedrals, cereals, channels, chemicals, chisels, chorals, chortles, chronicles, chuckles, circles, collectibles, colonels, colonials, commercials, compatibles, confessionals, constables, continentals, convertibles, corals, councils, counsels, counterproposals, couples, crackles, credentials, criminals, cripples, crumbles, crystals, cubicles, cudgels, cycles, cyclicals, cymbals, dabbles, dangles, debacles, decibels, decimals, deductibles, deferrals, denials, dentals, devils, diagonals, dials, diesels, differentials, disables, disciples, dismantles, dismissals, disposables, disposals, doubles, dowels, duals, duels, durables, eagles, edibles, editorials, embezzles, enables, enamels, encyclicals, ensembles, entitles, entrails, equals, essentials, evangelicals, evils, examples, extraterrestrials, fables, facials, faithfuls, federals, festivals, finals, fizzles, flannels, foibles, follicles, fossils, freckles, fuels, fumbles, fundamentals, funerals, funnels, gables, gambles, generals, genitals, Gentles, giggles, goggles, Gospels, grackles, granules, grapples, gribbles, grumbles, gunnels, guzzles, hackles, hassles, heterosexuals, hobbles, homosexuals, honeysuckles, hopefuls, hospitals, hostels, hovels, humbles, hustles, hymnals, icicles, illegals, immortals, imperils, imponderables, incidentals, individuals, industrials, infomercials, Ingles, initials, instrumentals, intangibles, intellectuals, internationals, intervals, invisibles, jewels, jingles, journals, juggles, jungles, juveniles, kennels, kernels, kestrels, kettles, kittles, knuckles, labels, laurels, legals, lentils, levels, liberals, littles, locals, madrigals, mammals, mangels, maniples, mantles, manuals, Maples, marbles, marshals, marvels, materials, measles, memorials, metacarpals, metals, mickles, microfossils, minerals, mingles, minstrels, miracles, Miserables, missiles, mistrials, mobiles, moguls, mongols, morals, morsels, mortals, motorcycles, multinationals, multiples, Mumbles, municipals, murals, muscles, musicals, mussels, muzzles, myrtles, nationals, neoliberals, nestles, nettles, neutrals, nibbles, nickels, Nickles, nicols, nitriles, nobles, nondurables, nonprofessionals, nostrils, notables, novels, nozzles, numerals, observables, obstacles, officials, ogles, oracles, Orientals, originals, ossicles, panels, panfuls, parables, paralegals, parcels, particles, payables, pebbles, pedestals, pencils, peoples, perennials, perils, periodicals, peripherals, personals, petals, petrels, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, physicals, Pickles, pimples, pineapples, pistols, pixels, portables, portals, portrayals, potentials, pretzels, principals, principles, professionals, projectiles, proposals, pupils, purples, puzzles, quarrels, quibbles, radials, radicals, raffles, rankles, rascals, rattles, rebels, rebuttals, receivables, receptacles, recitals, rectangles, recyclables, recycles, referrals, refusals, regionals, rehearsals, removals, renewals, rentals, reprisals, resembles, residuals, revels, reversals, revivals, rifles, ripples, rituals, rivals, Robles, royals, rubles, ruffles, rumbles, runkles, runnels, sables, samples, scalpels, scoundrels, scrambles, scribbles, scruples, scuffles, semifinals, sentinels, sequels, serials, settles, shackles, shambles, shekels, shingles, shovels, shuffles, shuttles, sickles, signals, singles, skittles, sorrels, sparkles, specials, spectacles, spirals, spirituals, sprinkles, squabbles, squiggles, squirrels, stables, Staples, startles, stickles, stifles, struggles, stumbles, subprincipals, subtitles, swivels, syllables, symbols, tables, tackles, tangibles, tangles, taxables, Technicals, temples, tentacles, terminals, testicles, testimonials, thistles, throttles, tickles, timetables, titles, tonsils, topples, totals, towels, tramples, transsexuals, travels, trials, triangles, tribunals, trickles, trifles, triples, troubles, truffles, tumbles, tunnels, turntables, turtles, tussles, tutorials, twinkles, uncles, unicycles, unravels, untouchables, upheavals, utensils, valuables, variables, varietals, vassals, vegetables, vehicles, vessels, vials, vigils, visuals, vittles, vocals, vowels, waffles, wattles, weevils, whistles, winkles, withdrawals, wrangles, wrestles, wrinkles. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: diols, lidos, sloid, soldi, solid. | |
| Words within the letters "d-i-l-o-s" | |
-1 letter: diol, dols, idol, lido, lids, oils, olds, sild, silo, slid, soil, sold, soli. | |
-2 letters: dis, dol, dos, ids, lid, lis, ods, oil, old, sod, sol. | |
-3 letters: do, id, is, li, lo, od, os, si, so. | |
| Words containing the letters "d-i-l-o-s" | |
+1 letter: dildos, dossil, indols, oldies, oldish, siloed, sloids, soiled, solidi, solids, stolid. | |
+2 letters: amidols, bolides, codlins, coldish, despoil, dialogs, diglots, dildoes, diobols, diploes, dipoles, doilies, dollies, dollish, doltish, doolies, dossils, doylies, haloids, idolise, idolism, indoles, infolds, isolead, keloids, ladinos, libidos, lipoids, loudish, meloids, midsole, milords, odalisk, oilseed, oodlins, sialoid, sixfold, soldier, solider, solidly, solidus, spoiled, styloid, toluids, unsolid. | |
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