1. Someone or something that is a well-known example of their or its type, or is widely venerated or admired
   "Unpublished Marilyn Monroe photos show happy young actress before she was an icon"
    
2. (computing) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
   "He double-clicked the folder icon to open it"
    
3. A visual representation (of an object, scene, person or abstraction) produced on a surface
   "The ancient church was filled with religious icons";
   - picture, image
    
4. A conventional religious painting in oil on a small wooden panel; venerated in the Eastern Church
   "The devout kissed the icon of the Virgin Mary";
   - ikon

Derived forms: icons

Type of: painting, picture, representation, symbol

Part of: graphical user interface, GUI

Encyclopedia: Icon