ikon
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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But the sobor had none of Orthodoxy's historic pomp�not even an ikon to remind the assembled bishops of the glory that once was St. Petersburg.
From Time Magazine Archive
During the elaborate ritual in which the bride relinquished her title for the official name of Mrs. Dikran Kuumjian, her gown caught fire from a burning ikon, was quickly extinguished.
From Time Magazine Archive
Troitski had an ikon, a painted image of the Blessed Virgin whose tears, copiously shed, performed miracles.
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When they found it by an ikon and paper flowers, she vainly implored them to leave its contents behind.
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The rich man snarled at her and departed, but when he got home he said to the ikon, “A pretty surety thou art!”
From Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales by Bain, R. Nisbet (Robert Nisbet)
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