eikon
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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The thing Naoki Yoshida is most excited about in Final Fantasy XVI is the eikon battles.
From The Verge • Jun. 23, 2022
In the West eikon became "icon" and has continued to be used for an image, not necessarily religious.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2016
"Why did you bring out the holy eikon?" asked the czar.
From The Story of Russia by Bergen, R. Van
The church became the shrine of the eikon of the Theotokos 227Hodegetria.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
We were very much afraid of this eikon, because it was very old and black.
From Reminiscences of Tolstoy by Calderon, George
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