An emblem is an abstract or representational pictorial image that represents a concept, like a moral truth, or an allegory, or a person, like a monarch or saint. [1]

Both emblem and its synonym symbol trace back to the Greek verb bállein, meaning "to throw." Emblem arose from embállein, meaning "to insert," while symbol comes from symbállein, Greek for "to throw …

EMBLEM definition: an object or its representation, symbolizing a quality, state, class of persons, etc.; symbol. See examples of emblem used in a sentence.

EMBLEM meaning: 1. a picture of an object that is used to represent a particular person, group, or idea: 2. a…. Learn more.

Named after the working class revolutionary government of that year, many of its designs feature emblems and symbols from the time. An emblem is a design representing a country or organization. …

A heraldic device or symbolic object as a distinctive badge of a nation, organization, or family. The word is recorded from the late 16th century (as a verb), and comes from Latin emblema ‘inlaid work, raised …

A visual symbol or representation that is used to represent an idea, organization, or group. "The team's emblem is a lion that embodies strength and courage."