Idol vs. Statue

Idolnoun

A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.

Idolnoun

A cultural icon, or especially popular person.

Idolnoun

Popular entertainer; usually young, captivating, attractive; and often female, with an image of being close to fans.

Idolnoun

(obsolete) An eidolon or phantom; something misleading or elusive.

Idolnoun

An image or representation of anything.

Idolnoun

An image of a divinity; a representation or symbol of a deity or any other being or thing, made or used as an object of worship; a similitude of a false god.

Idolnoun

That on which the affections are strongly (often excessively) set; an object of passionate devotion; a person or thing greatly loved or adored.

Idolnoun

A false notion or conception; a fallacy.

Idolnoun

a material effigy that is worshipped as a god;

Idolnoun

someone who is adored blindly and excessively

Idolnoun

an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept

Idolnoun

an image or representation of a god used as an object of worship.

Idolnoun

a person or thing that is greatly admired, loved, or revered

Statuenoun

A three-dimensional work of art, usually representing a person or animal, usually created by sculpting, carving, molding, or casting.

Statuenoun

(dated) A portrait.

Statueverb

(transitive) To form a statue of; to make into a statue.

Statuenoun

The likeness of a living being sculptured or modeled in some solid substance, as marble, bronze, or wax; an image; as, a statue of Hercules, or of a lion.

Statuenoun

A portrait.

Statueverb

To place, as a statue; to form a statue of; to make into a statue.

Statuenoun

a sculpture representing a human or animal

Statuenoun

a carved or cast figure of a person or animal, especially one that is life-size or larger.

Statue

A statue is a free-standing sculpture in which the realistic, full-length figures of persons or animals or non-representational forms are carved or cast in a durable material such as wood, metal or stone. Typical statues are life-sized or close to life-size; a sculpture that represents persons or animals in full figure but that is small enough to lift and carry is a statuette or figurine, whilst one more than twice life-size is a colossal statue.Statues have been produced in many cultures from prehistory to the present; the oldest-known statue dating to about 30,000 years ago.