Dictionary of Difficult Words - icon

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n. sacred or monumental image, statue, painting, etc.; picture on computer monitor to represent command. iconic, a. iconism, n. worship of images. iconoclasm, n. image-breaking; attacking of established beliefs. iconoclast, n. person practising iconoclasm. iconography, n. representation in art or diagrams; description of representational works of art. iconolatry, n. image-worship. iconology, n. study of icons; symbolism. iconomachy, n. objection to worship of icons. iconomatic, a. pertaining to picture-writing in which characters represent names or phonetic values and not objects. iconometer, n. instrument finding distance or size of object by measuring its image; instrument for finding photographic focus; direct view- finder. iconoplast, n. image-maker. iconoscope, n. part of television camera where light is converted into electric waves. iconostasis, n. screen bearing icons, separating sanctuary from nave in Eastern churches.

Red and white are the traditional colours of South East Asia. The blue canton recalls the British Empire and represents unity. Yellow is the colour of the Sultans of Malaysia. Effective date: 16 September 1963. >>