What does "eikon" mean?

Alternative spelling of icon (“religious image”).

What is a synonym for "eikon"?

Common synonyms include: idol, abstract, abstraction, agnus dei, altarpiece, archetype.

Eikon

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Noun

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Alternative spelling of icon (“religious image”). alt-of, alternative
"Not like the eikons of other gods were those of Zo-Kalar and Tamash and Lobon. For so close to life were they that one might swear the graceful bearded gods themselves sate on the ivory thrones."

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idol abstract abstraction agnus dei altarpiece archetype

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"Not like the eikons of other gods were those of Zo-Kalar and Tamash and Lobon. For so close to life were they that one might swear the graceful bearded gods themselves sate on the ivory thrones."

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