icon
An image, symbol, picture, portrait, or other representation, usually as an object of religious devotion.
Other meanings
A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.
A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.
“That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.”
Related words
- dykon
- iconisation
- iconise
- subicon
- autoicon
- bicon
- earcon
- emoticon
- favicon
- gay icon
- hamburger icon
- iconification
Example sentences
Word history
From Ancient Greek "εἰκών" (likeness, image, portrait).
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “icon” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.