a person who was admired in the past but who is not admired any more.
Highly respected during his lifetime, he became a fallen idol after his death when his research was found to be full of errors.
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fallen idol
Someone who is no longer respected or admired. He was so popular and loved when he was a young actor, but now that he is approaching middle age, he's a fallen idol. Nobody even talks about him anymore.