icon
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- noun
- /ˈaɪkɒn/
- I walked into a hallway filled with icons and a huge crucifix hanging on the right-hand wall.
- icon of a saint
- a religious icon
- a miraculous icon
Examples
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All day she murmured prayers, kneeling before the holy icons of Jesus and the Virgin Mary.
Fiction book (1994) -
The priest carefully prepared the icon of Saint George for the evening service.
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The icon of the Virgin of the Don.
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You really think religious icons are gonna save you?
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You are responsible for raising an icon that draws worship from the Lord.
Fiction book (1999) -
'It will unlock the hiding place of two pieces of a sacred icon.
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The inscription on the icon indicates the only way.
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Icons are usually connected to the Eastern Church.
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Over his headboard, hanging like a religious icon, was my picture in a silver frame.
Fiction book (1995) -
But that doesn't excuse the theft of a sacred church icon.
Synonyms
A religious painting of a saint on a small wooden board used in Orthodox churches
How Sacred
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Etymology
Icon comes from the Greek word eikon meaning 'image' or 'likeness'. It was used for holy pictures in churches, so an icon is a religious painting that people pray before.