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noun Sociology.

a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.

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How to use significant symbol in a sentence

It is that significant symbol of Southern civilization—the Courthouse.
The Quest for a Lost Race|Thomas E. Pickett
The lotus is the most sacred and the most significant symbol connected with the sacred mysteries of the East.
The God-Idea of the Ancients|Eliza Burt Gamble
In the first ages God spake to men in sensible manifestations, in visions of the night, by audible voice, in significant symbol.
The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern|Knowles King
One great purpose of this world is its use as significant symbol and hint of the world to come.
Among the Forces|Henry White Warren

Nor did the injunction, nor the significant symbol with which it was accompanied, prove idle in the end.
My Schools and Schoolmasters|Hugh Miller