EMBLEM

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I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("emblem" is a kind of...):

design; figure; pattern (a decorative or artistic work)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emblem"):

totem pole (a tribal emblem consisting of a pillar carved and painted with totemic figures; erected by Indian tribes of the northwest Pacific coast)

totem (emblem consisting of an object such as an animal or plant; serves as the symbol of a family or clan (especially among American Indians))

skull and crossbones (emblem warning of danger or death)

heraldry (emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms)

flag (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)

device (an emblematic design (especially in heraldry))

Cross (a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry)

crest ((heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet)

colors; colours (a distinguishing emblem)

colophon (a publisher's emblem printed in a book (usually on the title page))

Derivation:

emblematic (serving as a visible symbol for something abstract)

emblematic (being or serving as an illustration of a type)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A visible symbol representing an abstract idea

Synonyms:

allegory; emblem

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Hypernyms ("emblem" is a kind of...):

symbol; symbolic representation; symbolisation; symbolization (something visible that by association or convention represents something else that is invisible)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "emblem"):

Hakenkreuz; swastika (the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction)

spread eagle (an emblem (an eagle with wings and legs spread) on the obverse of the Great Seal of the United States)

medallion (an emblem indicating that a taxicab is registered)

maple-leaf (the emblem of Canada)

Agnus Dei; Paschal Lamb (figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ)

badge (an emblem (a small piece of plastic or cloth or metal) that signifies your status (rank or membership or affiliation etc.))

Magen David; Mogen David; Shield of David; Solomon's seal; Star of David (a six-pointed star formed from two equilateral triangles; an emblem symbolizing Judaism)

red flag (the emblem of socialist revolution)

hammer and sickle (the emblem on the flag of the Soviet Union)

ensign; national flag (an emblem flown as a symbol of nationality)

fasces (bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism)

elephant (the symbol of the Republican Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874)

eagle (an emblem representing power)

dove (an emblem of peace)

donkey (the symbol of the Democratic Party; introduced in cartoons by Thomas Nast in 1874)

cupid (a symbol for love in the form of a cherubic naked boy with wings and a bow and arrow)

scarlet letter (the letter A in red; Puritans required adulterers to wear it)