The symbol of peace is recognized worldwide.
The concept of symbol (a word derived 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 .
Because of these characteristics, the symbol can be differentiated from the icon (a sign that replaces the object by similarity) and from the index or indicator (which is characterized by causality). The symbol allows 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 was identified with the symbol of peace" , "The cross is the main Christian symbol" , "Yesterday I saw a documentary that explained the emergence of the yin and yang symbol" .
The concept in everyday language and linguistics
In everyday language, a symbol is understood as something that represents and embodies certain values. In this way, we can speak of national symbols (such as a flag or a coat of arms), which represent the standard of a country.
In linguistics , a symbol is a type of scientific or technical abbreviation that is based on signs other than the alphabet or on characters and that, unlike traditional abbreviations, is not accompanied by a period. $ is the symbol for peso or dollar, while N is the symbol for north.
Religious symbol
Likewise, 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 this 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, it is necessary to highlight the important value that those symbols had in their origins, at the time when any person who professed this faith was persecuted and killed.
Thus, at that time, symbols were used as methods to recognize each other among Christians. One way of doing this, for example, was through the representation of rings that were depicted 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, to most of society, is considered attractive and sensual.
The concept began to be used in the first decade of the 20th century and, today, 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 should be noted that in recent years a book that uses the term in question as an integral part of its title has gained special prominence. We are referring to the novel "The Lost Symbol" published in 2009 by the American writer Dan Brown.
Following the controversy sparked by his work "The Da Vinci Code" which called into question the pillars of the Christian Church, the author presented this story in which the expert in symbology Robert Langdon must face an investigation into Masonic secrets that could shake the world of the 21st century.