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Definition: Golden Calf |
Golden CalfNoun1. (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. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
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Bible | Golden calf (Ex. 32:4,8; Deut. 9:16; Neh. 9:18). This was a molten image of a calf which the idolatrous Israelites formed at Sinai. This symbol was borrowed from the custom of the Egyptians. It was destroyed at the command of Moses (Ex. 32:20). (See AARON ¯T0000002; MOSES.). Source: Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary. |
Literature | Golden Calf We all worship the golden calf, i.e. money. The reference is to the golden calf made by Aaron when Moses was absent on Mount Sinai. (Exod. xxxii.) According to a common local tradition, Aaron's golden calf is buried in Rook's Hill, Lavant, near Chichester. Source: Brewer's Dictionary. |
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| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Idolatry | Idol, golden calf, graven image, fetich, avatar, Juggernath, lares et penates; Baal. |
Pseudo-Revelation | Golden calf; Baal, Moloch, Dagon. |
Wealth | Worship the golden calf, worship Mammon. |
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Crosswords: Golden Calf |
| English words defined with "golden calf": Aaron. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "golden calf": Dances ♦ Rook's Hill. (references) |
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Movie/TV Titles | The Golden Calf (1930) | |
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Expressions using "golden calf": the golden calf ♦ worship the golden calf. Additional references. | |
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golden calf | 13 |
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| Language | Translations for "golden calf"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Czech | zlaté tele, mamon (gold, mammon, pelf). (various references) | |
Hungarian | szolgálja az aranyborjút (to worship the golden calf), aranyborjú körül táncol (to worship the golden calf). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oldengay alfcay.(various references) | |
Russian | золотой телец. (various references) | |
Swedish | guldkalven (the golden calf). (various references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-d-e-f-g-l-l-n-o" | |
-2 letters: collaged, collagen, longleaf. | |
-3 letters: allonge, celadon, clanged, collage, congaed, congeal, decagon, decalog, dogface, flanged, galleon, glanced. | |
-4 letters: acnode, angled, called, candle, canoed, clonal, cloned, coaled, colead, dangle, deacon, defang, dongle, enfold, falcon, fallen, fanged, flacon, flagon, flange, foaled, fodgel, fondle, galled, gallon, gaoled, glance, goaled, golden, golfed, lagend, lanced, loafed, loaned, locale, longed. | |
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