With all these "iconic" threads lately, I'd like to give you the definition of
iconic.
i·con·ic
adjective /īˈkänik/
Of, relating to, or of the nature of an icon
- language is not in general an iconic sign system
Now let's move on to
icon.
i·con
noun /ˈīˌkän/
icons, plural; ikons, plural
A painting of Jesus Christ or another holy figure, typically in a traditional style on wood, venerated and used as an aid to devotion in the Byzantine and other Eastern Churches