Proof is the idol before whom the pure mathematician tortures himself. From LearnThat.org. [Sir Arthur Stanley Eddington (1882-1944), British astronomer and physicist, director of Cambridge observatory from North Rose Mathematical Maxims and Minims, Raleigh, N.C.: Rome Press Inc., 1988.]
CHOI: I think this is what they call idol chit chat, don't you?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 16, 2004] Reference
The word 'idol' comes from the Greek and means 'image,' 'figure,' 'representation,' but also 'ghost,' 'phantom,' 'vain appearance.'. From Wordnik.com. [InForum Blog by Sheila Liaugminas] Reference
Sacred trees were frequent symbols in idol-worship. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
An idol is particularly called an abomination, Isa. xliv. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Nevertheless, among basses his personal idol is George London. From Wordnik.com. [The King of the Lyric Basses] Reference
The name of the idol is found in the Phoenician Hannibal, Hasdrubal. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
The congregation will not, however, admit that its idol is mere clay. From Wordnik.com. [Law] Reference
An idol is called a shame (ch.ix. 10) and idolatry is a shameful thing. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
NaOnka, with her now-legendary charm, told us: The immunity idol is mine!. From Wordnik.com. [Tallulah Morehead: Survivor 21: Infants vs Senior Citizens : Acme Blindfolds & Blindsides.] Reference
The Union, his new, album-length collaboration with the man he calls his idol. From Wordnik.com. [NPR Topics: News] Reference
The idol is still hidden back at the camp — I wonder if someone will find it. From Wordnik.com. [Ozzie, Ozzie, Ozzie : Bev Vincent] Reference
The Macross, on the other hand, thinks a bratty teen J-pop idol is a super weapon. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
"Biber," pronounced the same way as the teen idol's last name is the German word for. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
We have an idol; our idol is traditionary custom; and great is that Diana of the Britons!. From Wordnik.com. [English Laws for Women in the Nineteenth Century] Reference
The trailer starts off with the Paramount logo, then shows the idol from the start of RAIDERS. From Wordnik.com. [Indiana Jones 4 Trailer Description? Not Enough to Get me Hyped! | Fused Film] Reference
If you think to mend the matter by mending the materials of which the idol is made, you deceive yourselves. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
19 What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
Their books have praised the gruesome killings of Jews, Christians and Hindus whom they call idol worshippers. From Wordnik.com. [Top Headlines] Reference
The idol is – as man has made him; and sits smiling blandly through more than one coating of oil and green paint. From Wordnik.com. [Love and Life Behind the Purdah] Reference
They have walked after vanity, that is, idolatry; for an idol is a vain thing; it is nothing in the world, 1 Cor. viii. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
And now he is relishing the opportunity of sharing the same pitch as his long-term idol for the first time in his career. From Wordnik.com. Reference
For Anthony Debloise, his idol was the late Ray Charles. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 13, 2004] Reference
Unveiling the face of the idol is the main ritual on this day. From Wordnik.com. [The Daily Star] Reference
Geoff Ogilvy, dared to predict his idol will be a factor come Sunday. From Wordnik.com. [FanHouse] Reference
"Let's call the idol the Jabberwock, and sing the Jabberwock song as we go up.". From Wordnik.com. [Cricket at the Seashore] Reference
US Amateur champion Danny Lee of New Zealand called his idol Woods a golf hero. From Wordnik.com. [Turkish Press] Reference
Famous Wycliffe was called the idol of the heretics, and reported to have died drunk. From Wordnik.com. [The Lord's Prayer] Reference
The idol is a simulacra, much like those motion capture actors covered in light balls. From Wordnik.com. [American Wota 4.0] Reference
Unquestioning devotion to the idol is the hallmark of Obama supporters, in my experience. From Wordnik.com. [Power Resigns Over Hillary-Is-Monster Comment] Reference
Cried she, "Dost thou blaspheme my idol, which is of red carnelian, set with pearls and gems?". From Wordnik.com. [Arabian nights. English] Reference
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