idol
In general, idol denotes any deity that is foreign to Judaism , in particular every Gentile Christian deity . Because with regard to the Jewish one-one God YHWH , "all the gods of the peoples are nothing" (כָּל-אֱלֹהֵי הָעַמִּים, אֱלִילִים kol elohei haamim elilim 1 Chr 16:26 OT ). In a narrower sense, the term denotes the worshiped image of such a deity. This double meaning also largely synonymous terms used Idol and Idol .
From a Christian point of view, idol describes a false, pagan deity, i.e. something that is worshiped as God without being the Christian God from this point of view .
The Middle High German word Abgott comes from Old High German abot , probably from an old adjective meaning “godless” (cf. Gothic afguþs , which translates asebḗs in Greek for “godless”), and originated at the time of the Christianization of the Teutons . In Old High German texts it is the translation of Latin simulacrum and idolum, among other things .
literature
- idol. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 1 : A - Beer whey - (I). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1854, Sp. 50-51 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
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Remarks
- ↑ Idol. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 8 : Glibber – Gräzist - (IV, 1st section, part 5). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1958, Sp. 1430 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).
- ↑ Idol. In: Duden online dictionary. Bibliographisches Institut GmbH - Dudenverlag.