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Golden bull

ˈgoʊldən bʊl
Led by Jeroboam, a golden statue of a bull calf is lifted onto a pedestal. In the background, the Israelites are worshiping the other bull calf. In the background right, the coronation of Jeroboam. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Ki. 12:28.
Led by Jeroboam, a golden statue of a bull calf is lifted onto a pedestal. In the background, the Israelites are worshiping the other bull calf. In the background right, the coronation of Jeroboam. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Bible text in 1 Ki. 12:28.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Golden bull
    See under Bull, an edict.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. Golden bull
    (L. bulla aurea), an edict issued by the Emperor Charles IV. in 1356, mainly for the purpose of settling the law of imperial elections
Etymology

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary A.S. gold; Ice. gull, Ger. gold, Goth. gulth, Russ. zlato, Gr. chrysos.

Usage in the news

Golden Eagles set to collide with Bulls. foxnews.com

Milwaukee, WI – The 17th-ranked Marquette Golden Eagles are back at it tonight as they host the South Florida Bulls for a Big East Conference battle at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee. foxnews.com

Come Up With An Identifiable Mark For Your Brand: McDonald's has its golden arches and Target has its bull's eye. blackenterprise.com

In Week 7 action, Red Bull Thierry Henry and San Jose's Chris Wondolowski each scored to keep a share of the Golden Boot race while Chris Pontius hit a hat trick for DC United. socceramerica.com

Usage in literature

We will come to the golden bull presently, Sir Walter. "The Grey Room" by Eden Phillpotts

The golden calves of the wilderness were another form of the worship of the sacred bulls of Memphis. "Beacon Lights of History, Volume II" by John Lord

A preponderating authority was given to the electors by the Golden Bull of Charles IV. "The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI." by Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton

The Golden Bull Tavern was built in 1693, and stood on the south-east corner of Merchants row and Chatham street. "The Bay State Monthly, Volume II. No. 2, November, 1884" by Various

The Golden Bull, 1222. "The Governments of Europe" by Frederic Austin Ogg

See "CHARLES IV OF GERMANY PUBLISHES HIS GOLDEN BULL," vii, 160. "The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07" by Various

This was called the golden bull. "Richard II" by Jacob Abbott

Publican, Golden Bull lane. "A Concise History and Directory of the City of Norwich for 1811" by C. Berry

The Golden Bull of 1356 settled both these questions. "Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 2" by Various

The bulls of Medea guarded the Golden Fleece. "A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 2 (of 10)" by François-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

Usage in poetry
Lord Westmorland his ancyent raisde,
The Dun Bull he rays'd on hye,
And three dogs with golden collars
Were there sett out most royallye.
"The Rising In The North" by Anonymous British
Or sweet Europa's mantle blew unclasp'd,
From off her shoulder backward borne:
From one hand droop'd a crocus: one hand grasp'd
The mild bull's golden horn.
"The Palace of Art" by Alfred Lord Tennyson Author object (27)
An' he's shipped 'em in the Harvest Moon, the toughest packet goin',
(That never gets a sailorman' to sign aboard her, knowin'),
With a hardcase drivin' skipper, an' a bull-voiced bucko mate,
By the Shanghai passage from the Golden Gate.
"Shanghai Passage" by Cicely Fox Smith