significant symbol
nounSociology.
a verbal or nonverbal gesture, as a word or smile, that has acquired a conventionalized meaning.
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How to use significant symbol in a sentence
It is that significant symbol of Southern civilization—the Courthouse.
The Quest for a Lost Race | Thomas E. PickettThe lotus is the most sacred and the most significant symbol connected with the sacred mysteries of the East.
The God-Idea of the Ancients | Eliza Burt GambleIn the first ages God spake to men in sensible manifestations, in visions of the night, by audible voice, in significant symbol.
The Wesleyan Methodist Pulpit in Malvern | Knowles KingOne great purpose of this world is its use as significant symbol and hint of the world to come.
Among the Forces | Henry White WarrenNor did the injunction, nor the significant symbol with which it was accompanied, prove idle in the end.
My Schools and Schoolmasters | Hugh Miller
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