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pedestal definition

ped·estal (ped′əs təl)

noun

  1. the foot or bottom support of a column or pillar
  2. a similar base on a lamp, statue, etc.
  3. a columnlike stand for displaying a piece of sculpture or other decorative article

Etymology: Fr piédestal < It piedestallo < piè (< L pes), foot + di, of + stal (< Gmc *stal, stall), a rest, place

transitive verb pedestaled -·taled or pedestalled -·talled, pedestaling -·tal·ing or pedestalling -·tal·ling

to place on or furnish with a pedestal
pedestal Idioms

put on a pedestal

or set on a pedestal
to regard with great or excessive admiration; idolize

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