Meanings (ES + gloss)
icono • ícono
A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.
Last week the Archdiocese sent emmissaries to investigate the icon and decided that the tears were not a hoax, Father Koufos said.
icono • ícono
A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.
Only a handful of rock musicians have become genuine icons - larger-than-life symbolic figures whose personal triumphs and vicissitudes seem to mirror the ups and downs of rock as…
That man is an icon in the business; he personifies loyalty and good business sense.
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