Hypertext Webster Gateway: "idolized"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Idolize \I"dol*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Idolized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Idolizing}.]
1. To make an idol of; to pay idolatrous worship to; as, to
idolize the sacred bull in Egypt.
2. To love to excess; to love or reverence to adoration; as,
to idolize gold, children, a hero.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
idolized
adj : regarded with deep or rapturous love (especially as if for a
god); "adored grandchildren"; "an idolized wife" [syn:
{adored}, {idolised}, {worshipped(a)}]
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