graven
Americanverb
adjective
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deeply impressed; firmly fixed.
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carved; sculptured.
a graven idol.
verb
adjective
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Those included condemnation of just the sort of graven imagery his son would later master for the Church of Rome and its royal cohorts in Habsburg Spain.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2021
Some passed him like he was one of the graven images carved into the columns.
From The Verge ● Feb. 4, 2019
Here are some Jefferson quotes that visitors will not find on his memorial, a Roman pantheon-style temple to liberty where the Sage of Monticello's graven image keeps vigil over the Tidal Basin in Washington DC.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2017
Prompted by the Jewish subject matter, a winding train of thought leading to this perspective might begin with the biblical injunction against graven images.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2013
For half a heartbeat the rimes graven on the gold bands seemed to shimmer in the air.
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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