religious icons
Devotional painted figures
Religious icons are images of sacred figures—Christ, the Virgin Mary, saints—venerated in Eastern Orthodox and Catholic traditions.
The term extends to any revered religious image or object: The statue became an icon for pilgrims.
Icons function as devotional aids, windows to the divine rather than objects of worship themselves.
The singular form, religious icon, appears when discussing a specific image or the concept generally.
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