单词 | golden calf |
释义 | golden calf n. 1. In the Bible, a golden image of a calf fashioned by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites while Moses was on Mount Sinai. 2. a. Money as an object of worship; mammon. b. The subject of intense veneration: "We create a golden calf ... every time we take something of the earth and declare it exempt from the laws of history" (James Carroll). |
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