Sculpture vs Idol - What's the difference?
sculpture | idol |
(uncountable) The art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor
(countable) A work of art created by sculpting.
* Dryden
Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
To represent something in sculpture.
To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
A graven image or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.
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* 1911 (The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God) , :
A cultural icon, or especially popular person.
As nouns the difference between sculpture and idol
is that sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief, professionally performed by a sculptor while idol is a graven or representation of anything that is revered, or believed to convey spiritual power.As a verb sculpture
is to fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.sculpture
English
Noun
(en-noun) (wikipedia sculpture)- There, too, in living sculpture , might be seen / The mad affection of the Cretan queen.
Verb
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English
Noun
(en noun)- There's a one-eyed yellow idol to the north of Kathmandu, There's a little marble cross below the town; There's a broken-hearted woman tends the grave of Mad Carew, And the Yellow God forever gazes down.