idolization

verb (used with object), i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing.

1. to regard with blind adoration, devotion, etc.
2. to worship as a god.

verb (used without object), i·dol·ized, i·dol·iz·ing.

3. to practice idolatry: to idolize as did ancient Greece and Rome.

verb

1. (tr) to admire or revere greatly
2. (tr) to worship as an idol
3. (intr) to worship idols