golden calf
金牛座,金牛,金牛犊,金犊
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- : a golden idol set up by Aaron and worshiped by the Israelites. Exodus 32.
- : either of the two similar idols set up by Jeroboam. 1 Kings 12:28, 29.
- : money or material goods as an object of worship or pursuit.
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From ancient myths extolling its sacred nature and promises of immortality and power to new golden calves capable of conferring overnight riches, gold, in the face of our increasingly digital world, has reached a crossroads.
But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
The former Virginia governor was once the golden boy of the GOP.
The Second Republic was also considered the another golden age for Korean Cinema.
And the series was implausibly shut out by both the Golden Globe and SAG Awards.
Congratulations on your Golden Globe nomination for Best Director.
A small book, bound in full purple calf, lay half hidden in a nest of fine tissue paper on the dressing-table.
I pictured him as slim and young looking, smooth-faced, with golden curly hair, and big brown eyes.
Centurus aurifrons dubius (Cabot): Golden-fronted Woodpecker.
No man should regard the subject of religion as decided for him until he has read The Golden Bough.
He set down as the second the golden rule, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do unto you, do ye even so to them.”