1.nounAn idol or other image of reverence and divination among the ancient Hebrews; apparently especially a kind of household god."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)"