golden calf

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golden calf (plural golden calves)

1. (biblical, Old Testament) A golden image of a calf, made by Aaron and worshipped by the Israelites.
2. (figurative, by extension) Money as an end in itself; Mammon.
3. (figurative, by extension) Any object of unworthy worship.

Translations

A golden image of a calf

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Chinese: Cantonese: 金牛犢 / 金牛犊 (gam1 ngau4 duk6) Mandarin: 金牛犢 / 金牛犊 (jīnniúdú) Esperanto: ora bovido Finnish: kultainen vasikka (fi) French: veau d’or (fr) German: goldenes Kalb n Korean: 금송아지 (geumsong'aji) Norwegian: Bokmål: gullkalv c Nynorsk: gullkalv m Polish: złoty cielec (pl) m Russian: золото́й теле́ц m (zolotój teléc) Swedish: guldkalv (sv) c

Money

Finnish: mammona (fi) French: veau d’or (fr) Polish: złoty cielec (pl) m Russian: золото́й теле́ц m (zolotój teléc)