xoanonn.
/ˈzəʊənɒn/, U.S. /ˈzoʊəˌnɑn/ Ancient Greek History.
A primitive rudely carved image or statue (originally wooden), esp. of a deity.
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1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.) Xoana, graven Images, Statues carv'd out of Wood or Stone.
1883 Daily News 10 May 5/2 This particular xoanon, if we may use that expression in lieu of ‘idol’.
1893 W. M. Ramsay Church in Rom. Empire vii. 125 The primitive xoana of the nursing-mother (Artemis at Ephesus).
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