eikon
Americannoun
noun
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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 R. Van Bergen
It was like a Byzantine eikon at the moment.
From Aaron's Rod by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence
The eikon of the Theotokos Hodegetria was, therefore, taken to the Chora to guard the post of danger.
From Byzantine Churches in Constantinople Their History and Architecture by Alexander Van Millingen
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