Icon \`ī-,kän\ n 1: a usu. pictorial representation : IMAGE 2: a conventional religious image typically painted on a small wooden panel and used in the devotions of Eastern Christians 3: an object of uncritical devotion : IDOL 4: EMBLEM SYMBOL 5 a: a sign whose form suggests its meaning b: a graphic symbol on a computer display screen that suggests the purpose of an available function (Webster)
Paradox \`par-ə-,däks\ n 1: a tenet contrary to received opinion 2 a: a statement that is seemingly contradictory or opposed to common sense and yet is perhaps true b; a self contradictory statement that at first seems true c: an argument that apparently derives self-contradictory conclusions by valid deduction from acceptable premises 3: something or someone with seemingly contradictory qualities or phases (Webster)
