graven image

Noun
  1. A material effigy that is worshipped (synset 103565341)
    "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"
    is a type of: effigy, image, simulacrum - a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)
    subtypes:
    • 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 undeservedly
    • joss - a Chinese god worshipped in the form of an idol
    • juggernaut - a crude idol of Krishna
    same as: god, idol

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