put on a pedestal

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put on a pedestal

verb puts on a pedestal · putting on a pedestal · put on a pedestal · place on a pedestal · set on a pedestal

idiomatic, transitive To hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree. A group of young literary men—and one or two women—put him on a pedestal and kissed the earth before it.
Similar: cherish, glorify, idealize, idolize, pedestalize, revere, worship

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verb to hold in very high esteem, especially to an exaggerated degree

Español	poner en un pedestal
Français	placer sur un piédestal, mettre sur un piédestal
Italiano	mettere su un piedistallo
Русский	превозноси́ть prevoznosítʹ, превознести́ prevoznestí

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@misc{put_on_a_pedestal_2026,
  title = {put on a pedestal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/put%20on%20a%20pedestal},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}