- Golden idol
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Idolatry
*Golden Idol (Artifact) - The Idol in "Raiders of the Lost Ark".
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Golden Idol — Fictional Golden Idol (Ancient Chachapoyan goddess of fertility) from the 1981 feature film Raiders of the Lost Ark. Plot element from Indiana Jones franchise First appearance Raiders of the Lost Ark … Wikipedia
Golden Idol (Artifact) — Golden Idol , is a fictitious golden idol from the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark , a 1981 adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg. It was made famous by the popularity of the film. It is also the first relic audiences see the protagonist of… … Wikipedia
golden calf — golden idol that the Israelites made and worshipped during the exodus (Biblical); any false god or thing worshipped undeservedly … English contemporary dictionary
golden calf — 1. a golden idol set up by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Ex. 32. 2. either of the two similar idols set up by Jeroboam. I Kings 12:28, 29. 3. money or material goods as an object of worship or pursuit. * * * ▪ Old Testament idol… … Universalium
GOLDEN CALF — in Exodus 32, MOSES returns from Mount Sinai with the TEN COMMANDMENTS to discover that the PEOPLE OF ISRAEL have created a golden idol in the image of a calf. The expression has come to represent APOSTASY and anything which lures believers… … Concise dictionary of Religion
golden calf — gold′en calf′ n. 1) bib a golden idol set up by Aaron. Ex. 32 2) bib either of the two similar idols set up by Jeroboam. I Kings 12:28, 29 3) money or material goods … From formal English to slang
GOLDEN CALF — (Heb. עֵגֶל מַסֵּכָה, Ex. 32:4; עֶגְלֵי זָהָב I Kings 12:28), the golden image made by Aaron at the behest of the Israelites and venerated near Mount Sinai (Ex. 32). Exodus 32 relates that the Israelites, anxious about Moses prolonged absence,… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Golden Calf — • An object of worship among the Hebrews, mention of which occurs principally in Ex., xxxii, where the story of the molten calf of Aaron is narrated, and in III Kings, xii (cf. II Par., xi), in connection with the policy of Jeroboam after the… … Catholic encyclopedia
idol — [n] person greatly admired beloved, darling, dear, deity, desire, eidolon, false god, favorite, fetish, god, goddess, golden calf*, graven image, hero, icon, image, inamorata, pagan symbol, simulacrum, superstar; concepts 352,423 … New thesaurus
Golden Ticket — A Golden Ticket is a fictional item created by Roald Dahl in the 1964 novel, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory . It was also shown in the two films based on the novel: Willy Wonka the Chocolate Factory (1971), and Charlie and the Chocolate… … Wikipedia
