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‖ xoanon Gr. Antiq.|ˈzəʊənɒn|
Pl. xoana |-ə|.
[Gr. ξόανον, related to ξύειν to scrape, carve.]
A primitive rudely carved image or statue (originally wooden), esp. of a deity.
1706Phillips (ed. Kersey), Xoana, graven Images, Statues carv'd out of Wood or Stone. 1883Daily News 10 May 5/2 This particular xoanon, if we may use that expression in lieu of ‘idol’. 1893W. M. Ramsay Church in Roman Empire vii. 125 The primitive xoana of the nursing-mother (Artemis at Ephesus). |