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
Santina	sahn-TEE-nah	Italian
XosÉ	-	Galician
Abital	AB-i-tal (English)	Biblical
Clarice	['klæris]
Libby	LIB-ee	English
Aurelia	ow-RE-lyah (Italian), ow-REL-yah (Polish)	Ancient Roman, Romanian, Italian, Spanish, Polish