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graven image

grav·en im·age
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [grey-vuh n im-ij]
    • /ˈgreɪ vən ˈɪm ɪdʒ/
    • /ˈgreɪvən ˈɪmɪdʒ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [grey-vuh n im-ij]
    • /ˈgreɪ vən ˈɪm ɪdʒ/

Definitions of graven image words

  • noun graven image an idol. 1
  • noun graven image religious idol 1
  • noun graven image a carved image used as an idol 0
  • noun graven image an idol made from stone or wood 0

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Origin of graven image

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400

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Parts of speech for Graven image

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

graven image popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 27% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

graven image usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for graven image

noun graven image

  • deity — A deity is a god or goddess.
  • hero — a person noted for courageous acts or nobility of character: He became a local hero when he saved the drowning child.
  • darling — You call someone darling if you love them or like them very much.
  • icon — a picture, image, or other representation.
  • simulacrum — a slight, unreal, or superficial likeness or semblance.

Antonyms for graven image

noun graven image

  • hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.

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