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• 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 — [ī′kän΄] n. [L < Gr eikōn, an image, figure (in LGr, sacred image) < IE base * weik , to resemble > Lith į vỹkti, to happen, become true] 1. a) an image; figure; representation b) any of various stylized figures, as displayed on a… …   English World 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 Corner — The Icon Corner (, etc.) This tradition of the House Church continues to this day in Eastern Christianity. The home is considered to be a microcosm of the Church. The parents (both the husband and the wife) are the clergy of the house church, and …   Wikipedia

• icon — /uy kon/, n. 1. a picture, image, or other representation. 2. Eastern Ch. a representation of some sacred personage, as Christ or a saint or angel, painted usually on a wood surface and venerated itself as sacred. 3. a sign or representation that …   Universalium

• icon — i•con [[t]ˈaɪ kɒn[/t]] n. 1) a picture, image, or other representation 2) rel an image of Christ, a saint, etc., usu. painted on a wooden panel or done in mosaics and venerated as sacred in the Eastern Church 3) a sign or representation that… …   From formal English to slang

• icon — /ˈaɪkɒn / (say uykon) noun 1. Also, eikon, ikon. a picture, image, or other representation. 2. Also, eikon, ikon. Eastern Church a representation in painting, enamel, etc., of some sacred personage, as Christ or a saint or angel, itself venerated …  

• Icon —    Pictures of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary and the saints which are venerated in the Eastern Church …   Who’s Who in Christianity

• 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 — ♦ A sacred image or picture of Chirst or a saint; venerated with particular fervour in the Greek Orthodox tradition. (Lynch, Joseph H. The Medieval Church: A Brief History, 362) …   Medieval glossary

• Nuestra Señora dela Soledad de Porta Vaga — Image of Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga Nuestra Señora de la Soledad de Porta Vaga, (Our Lady of Solitude of Vaga Gate) also called Reina de Cavite (i.e. Queen of Cavite) and La Virgen de la Soledad , is the patroness of Cavite… …   Wikipedia