Icon

Quick meaning: Icon is a noun meaning An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.

Meaning

An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.

More Meanings

1. (by extension) A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.
2. (graphical user interface) A small picture that represents something.
3. (religion, especially Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.
4. (linguistics, semiotics) A word, character, or sign whose form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons.

Example Sentences

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That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.

Last week the Archdiocese sent emmissaries to investigate the icon and decided that the tears were not a hoax, Father Koufos said.

Barbie is viewed as an icon of American culture in her new biography, Barbie: Her Life and Times (Crown, $25), written by Billy Boy, a clothing and jewelry designer in Paris.

Word Forms

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Synonyms for icon

Depending on context, synonyms include idol, archetype, byspel, case, embodiment, epitome.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include ikon, image, picture, idol, heathen, pagan.

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