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on a pedestal
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Fig. elevated to a position of honor or reverence. (Alludes to honoring someone on display on a pedestal like a statue. *Typically: place someone ~; put someone ~.) He puts his wife on a pedestal. She can do no wrong in his opinion. I was just doing my job. There is no point in placing me on a pedestal!
Common Names:
Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
Langdon | | LANG-dən | English (Rare) |
Bowden | | ['bəudn] | |
Uzzi | | - | Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Hebrew |
Ioel | | - | Biblical Greek |
Katee | | KAY-tee | English (Rare) |
Roi (2) | | - | Hebrew |