| 单词 | golden calf |
| 释义 | golden calf[ gohl-duhn kaf, kahf ] / ˈgoʊl dən ˈkæf, ˈkɑf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR golden calf ON THESAURUS.COM nouna golden idol set up by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Exodus 32. either of the two similar idols set up by Jeroboam. 1 Kings 12:28, 29. money or material goods as an object of worship or pursuit. Origin of golden calfFirst recorded in 1350–1400 Words nearby golden calfgolden bantam corn, Golden Bough, golden-brown algae, golden buck, Golden Bull, golden calf, golden chain, golden circle, golden club, golden-crowned kinglet, golden currant Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for golden calfgolden calf nounOld Testament
informal the pursuit or idolization of material wealth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for golden calfgolden calf An idol that the Israelites made during the Exodus. While God was giving Moses the Ten Commandments and other provisions of the Mosaic law on Mount Sinai, the people whom Moses was leading to the Promised Land melted down their gold jewelry and ornaments and built a golden calf, which they began to worship. Moses came down from the mountain carrying two stone tablets on which the Ten Commandments were written; when he saw the calf, he smashed the tablets and made the people destroy the idol. notes for golden calfBy extension, a “golden calf” is any false god or anything worshiped undeservedly. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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