ikon
Example Sentences
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She fell on her knees in her garret before the ikon, and, with floods of bitter tears, pressed her face on the dirt-stained floor.
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That ikon was now jarringly displaced by this insistent presence, and she could not satisfy herself yet as to whether the change pleased or displeased her.
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What about the ikons, the charms, the amulets, the sacred relics and the images of the Greek and Romish Churches?
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The walls were often inlaid with lapis and malachite, like the decorations of some Eastern temple, and the ikons were painted gaudily upon metals.
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A scent of rose-leaves and incense came from the shrine, which contained oranges and ikons and Easter eggs and a large family Bible.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
