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Definition of
graven image noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
graven image
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˌɡreɪvn ˈɪmɪdʒ
/
/
(
disapproving
)
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a statue or image that people worship as a god or as if it were a god
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graven image
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