ikon

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
noun a conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church

In the corner there was a case of ikons. — The Brothers Karamazov, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
In the corner a light was burning before a small ikon. — Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
One or two wonderful ikons hung upon the walls, and exquisite Persian rugs lay upon the floor. — The Big Four, Agatha Christie

picture, image, icon

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