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Meanings of golden calf in English

Russian
золотой телец
Portuguese
bezerro dourado
Spanish
becerro de oro
Catalan
vedell d'or
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Idol from the Hebrew Bible.

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        золотой телец
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        Usage of golden calf in English
        1
        With that he ran back to the orgies around the golden calf.
        Dr. Dumany's Wife
        2
        Money is lord paramount, Mammon our prophet, our god the golden calf.
        The Complete Works of Brann, the Iconoclast — Volume 12
        3
        The children of Israel found it impossible not to worship the golden calf.
        The Pleasures of Ignorance
        4
        The Christian Church has made a golden calf of its dogmas.
        The Cathedral: A Novel
        5
        When Moses smashed the golden calf, the Israelites stopped worshipping it.
        The stand
        6
        Men who would face a cannon, tremble before a golden calf.
        Wise or Otherwise
        7
        And another was silly little Mr. B--r ,mylittle golden calf.
        A Confederate Girl's Diary
        8
        Of Bethel... That is, of their golden calf which they worshipped in Bethel.
        The Bible, Douay-Rheims, Complete / The Challoner Revision
        9
        The invisible Moses descends from the mountain and sees the dance round the golden calf.
        Concerning the Spiritual in Art
        10
        So was the golden calf, and so was Zeus; so were Thor and Odin, too.
        Master Olof: A Drama in Five Acts
        11
        It masters us, and so the golden calf appears.
        Among Famous Books
        12
        They made a golden calf to worship after Moses had left them a few days.
        A Woman's Life-Work — Labors and Experiences of Laura S. Havilan...
        13
        Renew our oath, sons of the golden calf, and go to all lands of the world.'
        The History of a Lie: "The Protocols of the Wise Men of Zion"
        14
        He offered up everything to his golden calf.
        The Circular Staircase
        15
        What were the children of Israel punished for, if it wasn't for making a golden calf?
        The Story of an African Farm
        16
        She sold herself for riches, before which you all kneel, as if worshipping the golden calf!
        Old Fritz and the New Era
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