Meaning of pedestal in English
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Noun
pedestalEtymology
mid 16th century: from French piédestal, from Italian piedestallo, from piè‘foot’ (from Latin pes, ped-, which later influenced the spelling) + di‘of’ + stallo‘stall’Definitions
1. a support or foundationExamples
- « the base of the lamp »
- 2. a position of great esteem (and supposed superiority)
Examples
- « they put him on a pedestal »
- 3. an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue)
Famous quotes
- « Take motherhood: nobody ever thought of putting it on a moral pedestal until some brash feminists pointed out, about a century ago, that the pay is lousy and the career ladder nonexistent. » Barbara Ehrenreich
- « If you have to put someone on a pedestal, put teachers. They are society's heroes. » Guy Kawasaki
- « I am and always will be a sinner. But that's the beautiful thing about Jesus. I'll always try to be a better person in the eyes of God. But I'm not all of a sudden stepping up on a pedestal and saying I'm holier than thou, 'cause I'm not! » Billy Ray Cyrus
- « I need privacy. I would think that because what I do makes a lot of people happy that I might deserve a little bit of respect in return. Instead, the papers try to drag me off my pedestal. » Jim Carrey
- « Hollywood people want to build you up and make you famous only to knock you off you're the pedestal they built for you. » Morgan Brittany