(religion) 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.
A small picture which represents something (such as an icon on a computer screen which when clicked performs some function.)
(linguistics) A type of noun whereby the form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons. See also symbol and index.
Pictual representations of files, programs and folders on a computer.
“An icon to symbolize the inner head is placed in a house or shrine and is consulted before any new vital task is undertaken.”
“An international pioneer for women's professional surfing, she became an icon of courage and strength in her native Hawaii.”
“The tour catapulted Madonna into a very public eye, and it was also during this period that she started to become a sort of icon for fans of her pop music.”