pedestal
noun
[ ˈpɛdɪst(ə)l ]
• the base or support on which a statue, obelisk, or column is mounted.
• "a bronze bust on a marble pedestal"
Similar:
plinth,
base,
support,
bottom,
bed,
foot,
substructure,
mounting,
platform,
stand,
foundation,
pillar,
column,
pier,
podium,
socle,
• used in reference to a situation in which someone is greatly or uncritically admired.
• "it's as if I'm on a pedestal and he worships me—I hate that"
Similar:
idealize,
exalt,
lionize,
heroize,
aggrandize,
look up to,
respect,
hold in high regard,
think highly of,
have a high opinion of,
hold in admiration,
admire,
esteem,
revere,
glorify,
adulate,
worship,
hero-worship,
adore,
reverence,
venerate,
deify,
pedestal
verb
• set or support on a pedestal.
• "a Venus stands pedestalled in an alcove"
Origin:
mid 16th century: from French piédestal, from Italian piedestallo, from piè ‘foot’ (from Latin pes, ped-, which later influenced the spelling) + di ‘of’ + stallo ‘stall’.
