Dictionary Entry
teraphim
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ˈtɛɹəfɪm/An idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god.
In a Sentence
“1658, And [...] the Statuæ Isiacæ, Teraphims, and little Idols, found about the Mummies, do make a decussation or Jacobs Crosse with their armes — Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus (Folio Society 2007, p. 191)”
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Common Phrases
. teraphimteraphim withoutteraphim biblical
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