An idol is an image or other material object representing a deity to which religious worship is addressed or any person or thing regarded with admiration, adoration, or devotion.
More specific terms include:
Religion
Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents
Idolatry, a pejorative term used especially in Abrahamic religions for the worship of idols
Murti, a point of focus for devotion or meditation in Hindu and Buddhist religion (not always man-made)
