המילה אליל מתורגמת לאנגלית כ- Idol
הפירוש של Idol במילון מרים-וובסטר : Main Entry: idol Pronunciation: 'I-d&l Function: noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French idle, from Late Latin idolum, from Greek eidOlon image, idol; akin to Greek eidos form -- more at IDYLL 1 : a representation or symbol of an object of worship; broadly : a false god 2 a : a likeness of something b obsolete : PRETENDER, IMPOSTOR 3 : a form or appearance visible but without substance <an enchanted phantom, a lifeless idol -- P. B. Shelley> 4 : an object of extreme devotion <a movie idol>; also : IDEAL 2 5 : a false conception : FALLACY