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Definition: EIKON

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. An image or effigy; -- used rather in an abstract sense, and rarely for a work of art.[Websters].

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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Date "Eikon" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1648. (references)

Etymology:Eikon \Ei"kon\, noun. [New Latin expression, from the Greek expression e'ikw`n.]. (references)

Common Expressions: EIKON

Expressions Definition
Eikon Basilike The Eikon Basilike (Greek: Eικων Bασιλικη, the "Royal Portrait"), The Pourtrature of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings, was a purported spiritual autobiography attributed to King Charles I of England. It was published on February 9, 1649, ten days after the King was beheaded by Parliament in the aftermath of the English Civil War in 1649. (references)

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Topics by Level of Interest: EIKON

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Eikon Basilike 11     Eikon Basilike 11

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Synonyms: eikon
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

icon, ikon, diorama, drawing, effigy, exposure, figure, film, flick, foil, idol, image, imagery, impression, likeness.
Consider also: scene, design, form, picture, appearance, belief, character, comparison, conception, display, estimate, feeling, idea, imprint, resemblance, shape, cost, depression.

Other

double.

Expression

electronic image, figure of speech, mental image.
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