1. placed on or having a pedestal; elevated on a base or platform
2. treated with excessive admiration or reverence; idealized
Usage: figurative

Examples

• The marble statue was pedestalled in the center of the plaza.
• The ancient vase sat pedestalled behind glass in the museum.
• She felt uncomfortable being pedestalled by her admirers.
• The celebrity grew tired of being pedestalled by the media.
• The pedestalled monument dominated the town square.
• He realized his father had been pedestalled in his childhood memories.