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
An eikon by the chimneypiece can take me to Russia with its great forests of birch and its white, domed churches.
From The Trembling of a Leaf Little Stories of the South Sea Islands by Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset)
When enemies besieged the city, the eikon was carried in procession through the streets and around the fortifications, or was placed near the post of danger.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
The eikon may have been removed from the Pantokrator to the church of Hodegetria on the eve of the triumphal entry.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Van Millingen, Alexander
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