golden calf
- Bible a calf of gold worshiped by the Israelites while Moses was at Mount Sinai: 1 Kings 12:28
- riches regarded as an object of worship and greedy pursuit
See golden calf in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun- A golden image of a sacrificial calf fashioned by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites.
a. Money as an object of worship; mammon.
b. The subject of intense veneration: “Arms control . . . has evolved [into] the golden calf of liberalism” (Patrick J. Buchanan).
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