The symbol of peace is recognized worldwide.
The concept of symbol (a word that derives from the Latin simbŏlum ) serves to represent, in some way, an idea that can be perceived through the senses and that presents features linked to a convention accepted at a social level. The symbol does not have similarities or a link of contiguity with its meaning, but only establishes a conventional relationship .
Due to these characteristics, the symbol can be differentiated from the icon (a sign that replaces the object due to similarity) and from the index or indicator (which is characterized by causality). The symbol allows us to externalize or reflect a thought or concept based on a social convention (of an arbitrary nature).
For example: "The hippie movement of the '60s identified itself with the symbol of peace" , "The cross is the main Christian symbol" , "Yesterday I saw a documentary that explained the emergence of the ying and yang symbol" .
The concept in everyday language and linguistics
In everyday language, a symbol is understood as that which represents and embodies certain values. In this way we can talk about national symbols (such as a flag or a shield), which represent the standard of a country.
For linguistics , a symbol is a type of scientific or technical abbreviation that is based on signs other than the alphabet or by characters and that, unlike traditional abbreviations, are not accompanied by a period. $ is the symbol for peso or dollar, while N is the symbol for north.
religious symbol
In the same way, we cannot ignore the existence of symbols within the religious sphere. Thus, for example, in Ancient Egypt it was common to use hieroglyphic writing to represent and symbolize not only their deities but also various cultural or social aspects.
And that is without forgetting that in the case of the Christian religion there have been many symbols that it has developed and had throughout its history. In this way, we must highlight the important value that they had in their origins, at the time when anyone who professed this faith was persecuted to be killed.
Thus, at that time symbols were used as methods to recognize each other among Christians. One way to do this, for example, was through the representation of rings that were represented in the catacombs, the underground galleries that were used as burial places.
Angelina Jolie is considered a sex symbol.
Widespread recognition of physical attractiveness
A sex symbol , on the other hand, is a person who, for most of society, is attractive and sensual.
The concept began to be used in the first decade of the 20th century and currently includes celebrities such as Angelina Jolie , Megan Fox , Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt .
"The Lost Symbol" by Dan Brown
In addition to all of the above, it must be emphasized that in recent years a book that uses the term in question as an integral part of its title has acquired special prominence. We are referring to the novel "The Lost Symbol" published in 2009 by the American writer Dan Brown.
Said author, after the controversy aroused by his work "The Da Vinci Code" that questioned the pillars of the Christian Church, presented this narrative in which symbology expert Robert Langdon must face an investigation into Masonic secrets that could shake the world of the 21st century.