pedestal
noun
1. a support or foundation
Definition categories: man–made, support
2. a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
- they put him on a pedestal
Definition categories: state, position, status
3. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Similar word(s): footstall, plinth
Definition categories: man–made, support
Sentences with pedestal as a noun:
- He has put his mother on a pedestal. You can't say a word against her.
verb
1. To set or support on (or as if on) a pedestal.