graven image

Frequency: 4.00.8 per million words

Used with nouns to mean carved from a hard material, often referring to an idol.

gravenADJECTIVE + NOUN

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image

Examples (10)

  • The ancient temple contained a graven image of the sun god.
  • You shall not make for yourself a graven image or any likeness of anything.
  • Archaeologists discovered a graven image carved from solid granite.
  • The tribe worshipped a graven image of their ancestral deity.
  • He studied the intricate details of the graven image in the museum.
  • The prohibition against graven images is found in many religious texts.
  • A small graven image of a serpent was hidden in the tomb.
  • The artist created a graven image from a block of marble.
  • They found a graven image depicting an unknown goddess.
  • The commandment forbids the worship of graven images.