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Matinee idol   /mˈætɪnˌeɪ ˈaɪdəl/   Listen
Matinee idol

noun
1.
Someone who is adored blindly and excessively.  Synonym: idol.





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"Matinee idol" Quotes from Famous Books



... proverbial place for the cobbler is his last, so more than ever the place for the clergyman is his church, his pulpit, and those various spiritual offices for which he is presumably "chosen." His vows do not call upon him either to be a politician or a matinee idol, nor is it his business to sow doubt where he is paid for preaching faith. If the Church is losing its influence, it is largely because of its inefficient interference in secular affairs, and because of the small percentage of real ...
— Vanishing Roads and Other Essays • Richard Le Gallienne
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Words linked to "Matinee idol" :   lead, star, principal, heartthrob


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