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Discuss Email this Feedback RSS/XML Permalink A.Word.A.Day--golden calf 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. "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. X-Bonus A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead. -Leo Rosten, author (1908-1997)

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