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graven image
graven imagen. An idol or fetish carved in wood or stone.graven image n (Bible) chiefly Bible a carved image used as an idol grav′en im′age
n. an idol carved from stone or wood. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  graven image - a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"idol, godeffigy, simulacrum, image - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture); "the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln"; "the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone"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 undeservedlyjoss - a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idolJuggernaut - a crude idol of Krishna |
graven image
graven imageAn image of an idol, especially a carving or sculpture, that one worships (something that was expressly forbidden in the Ten Commandments given to Moses by God). Many residents have described the statues as graven images of the country's sordid past issues of slavery and racism.See also: graven, imagea graven image a carved representation of a god used as an object of worship. This expression is from the second of the Ten Commandments: ‘Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image’ (Exodus 20:4).See also: graven, imagegraven image
graven image Chiefly Bible a carved image used as an idol graven image
Synonyms for graven imagenoun a material effigy that is worshippedSynonymsRelated Words- effigy
- simulacrum
- image
- golden calf
- joss
- Juggernaut
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