adjective 1.of, pertaining to, or characteristic of an
icon.
2.Art. (of statues, portraits, etc.) executed according to a convention or tradition.
Also, i·con·i·cal.
Origin: 1650–60; <
Latin īconicus <
Greek eikonikós, equivalent to
eikon- (stem of
eikṓn)
icon +
-ikos -ic Related forms i·con·i·cal·ly, adverb