| golden calf n. 1. A golden image of a sacrificial calf fashioned by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. 2. a. Money as an object of worship; mammon. b. The subject of intense veneration: "Arms control . . . has evolved [into] the golden calf of liberalism" (Patrick J. Buchanan). |
golden calf
n
1. (Christian Religious Writings / Bible) Old Testament
a. an idol made by Aaron and set up for the Israelites to worship (Exodus 32)
b. either of two similar idols set up by Jeroboam I at Dan and Bethel in the northern kingdom (I Kings 12:28-30)
2. Informal the pursuit or idolization of material wealth
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| Noun | 1. |  golden calf - (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship; destroyed by Moses; it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedlygraven image, idol, god - a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god" 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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