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   golden calf

   noun

   • 1. (in the Bible) an image of gold in the shape of a calf, made by Aaron in response to the Israelites' plea for a god while they awaited Moses' return from Mount Sinai, where he was receiving the Ten Commandments (Exod. 32).
   • ▪ an unworthy or inappropriate object of worship, typically wealth: "we were led astray by the seductions of the golden calf"

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