cult image

Frequency: 4.01.8 per million words

An image or icon that is the object of worship.

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Examples (10)

  • An ancient tribe was discovered worshipping a strange cult image.
  • Archaeologists unearthed a golden cult image at the temple site.
  • The followers bowed before the cult image during their nightly ritual.
  • The new laws prohibited the display of any cult image in public spaces.
  • The historian explained how the cult image was central to the civilization's belief system.
  • Investigators found a hidden shrine containing a disturbing cult image.
  • Believing it held divine power, the villagers made offerings to the sacred cult image.
  • What is the significance of this particular cult image in their mythology?
  • The cult image was carefully carved from a single piece of jade.
  • Destroying the cult image might dismantle the group's entire power structure.