false gods
Idols wrongly worshipped
False gods are deities or objects of worship that believers in a "true" religion consider illegitimate, powerless, or demonic.
The term appears throughout monotheistic traditions to denounce rival religions: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
By extension, false gods are anything given undue devotion—money, fame, ideology: We worship the false gods of consumption.
- golden calfSymbol of misplaced worship
- idolObject of worship
- BaalAncient Canaanite deity
- graven imageSculpted object of worship
- graven imagesCarved objects of worship
golden statue · Moses · materialism · money worship · obsession · greed · self-deception · apostasy · hedonism · fetishization · commodification · cult · simulacrum · worship · blind faith · Aaron · thou shalt not · vanity
- Biblical IdolsBaal, golden calf, graven image, graven images, Beelzebub
- commandmentsTen Commandments, honor thy parents, honor parents, no stealing, graven image
- Idolatryidol worship, idol, graven image, graven images, golden calf
- forbidden actsblasphemy, idolatry, sacrilege, adultery, incest
- Quran Themesdivine signs, monotheism, tawhid, prophets, guidance
- sacrilegeblasphemy, desecration, profanation, idol worship, idolatry
theological authenticity
false godsYahweh
Biblical God's proper name
the Almighty · God Almighty · Allah · Brahman