devotional icon

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• icon — icon, iconic 1. The original meaning of icon, ‘a devotional painting on wood of Christ or a saint in Byzantine Christian art’, has been all but obscured except in specialist use or as a vague memory by modern uses first in the language of media… …   Modern English usage

• icon — i con ([imac] k[o^]n), n. [Also spelled {ikon}.] [L., fr. Gr. e ikw n.] 1. An image or representation; a portrait or pretended portrait. [1913 Webster] Netherlands whose names and icons are published. Hakewill. [1913 Webster] 2. (Gr. Ch.) A… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• icon — ► NOUN 1) (also ikon) a devotional painting of Christ or another holy figure, typically on wood, venerated in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches. 2) a person regarded with particular admiration or as a representative symbol. 3) Computing a… …   English terms dictionary

• Icon — This article is about the religious artifacts. For other uses, see Icon (disambiguation). The Ladder of Divine Ascent icon showing monks ascending to Jesus in Heaven, top right. 12th century, St. Catherine s Monastery …   Wikipedia

• Icon (disambiguation) — An icon is a devotional painting.Icon(s) may also refer to: Titled expressive works*Books: ** Icon (novel) ** , biography *Moving image works: ** Icon (film) ** Icon ( Stargate SG 1 ), television episode ** Icons (TV series) * Icon Magazine… …   Wikipedia

• icon — [ ʌɪkɒn, k(ə)n] noun 1》 (also ikon) a devotional painting of Christ or another holy figure, typically on wood, venerated in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches. 2》 a person or thing regarded as a representative symbol or as worthy of… …   English new terms dictionary

• icon — n. (also ikon) 1 a devotional painting or carving, usu. on wood, of Christ or another holy figure, esp. in the Eastern Church. 2 an image or statue. 3 Computing a symbol or graphic representation on a VDU screen of a program, option, or window,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Korean Buddhist sculpture — is one of the major areas of Korean art. Buddhism, a religion originating in what is now India, was transmitted to Korea via China in the late fourth century. [http://www.metmuseum.org/explore/Korea/koreaonline/IntroSculpture.htm Arts of Korea |… …   Wikipedia

• Titles of Mary — A series of articles on mother of Jesus Chronology Presentation of Mary Annunciation · Visitation · Virgin Birth · Na …   Wikipedia

• Ali — See also: Nahj al Balagha For other persons named Ali, see Ali (name). For other uses, see Ali (disambiguation). Ali ibn Abu Talib …   Wikipedia

• Chaplet of the Five Wounds of Jesus — Icon of the Crucifixion, showing all of the Five Holy Wounds (13th century, Saint Catherine s Monastery, Mount Sinai). The Chaplet of the Five Wounds of Jesus[1][2] is a de …   Wikipedia