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GRAVEN IMAGE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A material effigy that is worshipped
Example:
money was his god
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("graven image" is a kind of...):
effigy; image; simulacrum (a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "graven image"):
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 undeservedly)
joss (a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol)
Juggernaut (a crude idol of Krishna)
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