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golden calf

  1. Bible a calf of gold worshiped by the Israelites while Moses was at Mount Sinai: 1 Kings 12:28
  2. riches regarded as an object of worship and greedy pursuit

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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