golden calf

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Noun

golden calf (plural golden calves)

  1. (biblical, Old Testament) A golden image of a calf, made by Aaron and worshipped by the Israelites.
  2. (figuratively, by extension) Money as an end in itself; Mammon.
  3. (figurativy, by extension) Any object of unworthy worship.

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