noun, feminine/i.dɔl/plural: idoles
idol (graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power); idol (cultural icon, or especially popular person)
“Peut-être, Assuérus, frémissant de courroux, Si nous ne courbons les genoux Devant une muette idole, Commandera qu'on nous immole.” — Perhaps Ahasuerus, quivering with wrath, If we do not kneel down Before a silent idol, Will give the order to sacrifice us.
From Latin īdōlum.