Secular icon

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The crowned harp; emblematic of Ireland under British rule

A secular icon is an image or pictograph of a person or thing used for other than religious purpose. (See icon for such use.)

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  The clock tower of the Palace of Westminster, iconic of the government of the United Kingdom

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  the Irish harp, a secular icon of Ireland

See also

• Cultural icon
• Semeiotic, the analysis of icons and symbols.
• Symbol

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