Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun golden_calf

1 sense of golden calf

Sense 1
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)
       => idol, graven image, god -- (a material effigy that is worshipped; "thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god")