idolize as

idolize someone or something as something

to worship or adore someone or something as being something. We all idolized Jim as our hero. They idolized wealth as a cure for all their ills.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Iseult	i-SOOLT (English), i-ZOOLT (English), EE-səlt (English)	Arthurian Romance
Jolana	-	Czech, Slovak
Selena	[si'linə]
Imke	IM-kə (Dutch, German)	Frisian, Dutch, German
Winfried	-	German
Androcles	AN-drə-kleez (English)	Ancient Greek (Latinized)