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1.A devotional painting of Christ or another holy figure, typically executed on wood and used ceremonially in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches.
‘Would an Eastern Orthodox priest bless an exhibition of, say, Byzantine icons at a Western museum?’
‘Many of her paintings are like expressionistic Byzantine icons.’
2.A person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of veneration.
‘this iron-jawed icon of American manhood’
‘We would urge celebrities and icons not to support energy dense foods and to make sure it is a genuinely healthy product they promote.’
3.A sign which has a characteristic in common with the thing it signifies, for example the word snarl pronounced in a snarling way.
‘An iconic sign/icon (from Greek eikon ‘replica’) provides a visual, auditory or any other perceptual image of the thing it stands for.’
‘Peirce distinguishes three types of sign - the icon, the index and the symbol.’
4.A symbol or graphic representation on a screen of a program, option, or window.
‘It also said that although the sales will come from services such as mobile phone graphics, icons, screen savers and novelty voice mail, it is ringtones that will dominate.’
‘Just being able to choose a screen saver, organize icons, browse application menus and move files doesn’t mean you are a productive member of society.’
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‘Would an Eastern Orthodox priest bless an exhibition of, say, Byzantine icons at a Western museum?’
