golden calf (GOL-den KAHF) noun Something unworthy that is excessively esteemed, especially money.
[In the biblical story Moses came down from Mount Sinai carrying the stone tablets with the Ten Commandments only to find Israelites worshiping a calf made of gold.] Today's word in Visual Thesaurus: http://visualthesaurus.com/?w1=golden+calf "In an increasingly hi-tech, global market, convenience has become the golden calf. Consumers expect year-round savings and availability." Erin Ryan; Good News For the Little Guy; Boise Weekly (Idaho); Jun 30, 2005. This week's theme: Biblical allusions. Sponsors' messages: * CrossCraze 2 --- a fun new word game for Windows. * Rated 5/5 by just about everyone! Free Demo: http://crosscraze.net TheFreeDictionary.com: Find additional information about golden calf http://www.thefreedictionary.com/golden+calf in TheFreeDictionary.com ............................................................................ A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead. -Leo Rosten, author (1908-1997) Looking for a word/quotation previously featured in AWAD? Archives are at http://wordsmith.org/awad/archives.html Pronunciation: http://wordsmith.org/words/golden_calf.wav http://wordsmith.org/words/golden_calf.ram Permalink: http://wordsmith.org/words/golden_calf.html This message was sent to "[email protected]".
