Icon (disambiguation)

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An icon , from the Greek word for image, is a picture of something holy or divine. Icons in this sense are in use mainly in Eastern Christianity. Look in the article Icon for this meaning.

Iconography is the study of all types of images, such as their history and meaning. This is mostly used in art history. The word can also mean symbolism.

In other use, an icon is a Pictogram for an object, facility, control, political party, government, or something like this. See Icon (secular).

Icon may also mean:

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