graven image
noun/ˌɡreɪvn ˈɪmɪdʒ/
/ˌɡreɪvn ˈɪmɪdʒ/
(disapproving)- a statue or image that people worship as a god or as if it were a godWord Originwith an allusion to Exod. 20:4 in the Bible.
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