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GOLDEN CALF

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Dictionary entry overview: What does golden calf mean?

• GOLDEN CALF (noun)
The noun GOLDEN CALF has 1 sense:

1. (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly

Familiarity information: GOLDEN CALF used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GOLDEN CALF (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

(Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("golden calf" is a kind of...):

god; graven image; idol (a material effigy that is worshipped)

Domain category:

Old Testament (the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible)

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