Grav·en p. p. of Grave, v. t. Carved.
 Graven image, an idol; an object of worship carved from wood, stone, etc. “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.” --Ex. xx. 4.
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 graven image
      n : a material effigy that is worshipped as a god; "thou shalt
          not make unto thee any graven image"; "money was his god"
          [syn: idol, god]
 Graven image
    Deut. 27:15; Ps. 97:7 (Heb. pesel), refers to the household gods
    of idolaters. "Every nation and city had its own gods...Yet
    every family had its separate household or tutelary god."