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graven
verb 2adj 1name 1
Collocations
4ADJ.
heavenly
VERB + GRAVEN
allow
GRAVEN + NOUN
image, images, stone
PREP.
on
Definitions
adj
1
carved, engraved
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
verb
1
To make graven or engraved
I saw I was not only gravened upon the palms of his hands, or set as a seal upon his arm, but I was pourtrayed upon his heart.
verb
1
To make or become grave (serious or sombre)
Whatever it was that had cast a dark shadow and gravened the faces of those normally ebullient people was much too complicated for me to understand.
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Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image.
Wiktionary02
I saw I was not only gravened upon the palms of his hands, or set as a seal upon his arm, but I was pourtrayed upon his heart.
Wiktionary03
Whatever it was that had cast a dark shadow and gravened the faces of those normally ebullient people was much too complicated for me to understand.
Wiktionary04
What is graven on a stone isn't written for no reason.
Tatoeba · #290824605
Some Protestants do not allow "graven images" of heavenly persons, unlike Roman Catholics, who use them to concentrate their spiritual energy.
Tatoeba · #10538960Usage Notes
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