noun🔗ShareAn image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion."The school's new logo features an icon of a stylized eagle, a symbol of strength. "religionartculturesignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(especially Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels."The church displayed a beautiful icon of Saint Nicholas, painted on a wooden panel. "artreligionculturetheologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(by extension) 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."personachievementcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA small picture that represents something (such as an icon on a computer screen which when clicked performs some function.)"The calculator icon on my computer screen helps me quickly do math problems. "computingtechnologyinternetelectronicssigncommunicationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA word, character, or sign whose form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons."The "meow" sound is an icon, because its shape reflects the sound a cat makes. "languagelinguisticswordsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
