adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of an icon.
- Art. (of statues, portraits, etc.) executed according to a convention or tradition.
adjective
- relating to, resembling, or having the character of an icon
- (of memorial sculptures, esp those depicting athletes of ancient Greece) having a fixed conventional style
1650s, from Late Latin iconicus, from Greek eikonikos “pertaining to an image,” from eikon (see icon).