куми́р — meaning in English

English meaning

• fetish noun An object believed to hold magical or spiritual power.
• icon noun A small picture or symbol on a screen that represents a program, file, or action.
• idol noun An object, often a statue or image, worshipped as a god or believed to hold spiritual power.

Senses

куми́р is used for these senses in English:

• fetish An irrational or abnormal preoccupation or fixation on some object or activity; an obsession. [from the 19th c.]
• idol A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
• idol A cultural icon, or especially popular person.

fetish — full definition

1. noun An object believed to hold magical or spiritual power.
2. noun A strong, often sexual, fixation on a particular object or body part.
3. noun An excessive or irrational obsession with something.

icon — full definition

1. noun A small picture or symbol on a screen that represents a program, file, or action.
2. noun A person or thing so famous and admired that it comes to represent a whole category or era.
3. noun A religious painting, typically of a saint or holy figure, especially in Eastern Orthodox tradition.

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