idolization|ˌaɪdəlaɪˈzeɪʃən| [f. next + -ation.] The action of idolizing. 1853Jerdan Autobiog. III. xii. 169 It but weakly expressed the idolisation which the constant watch over the expansion of that..most natural Intelligence inspired.1885Spectator 30 May 705/2 An idolisation of childhood.