9 sentences with “symbols”

The tarot deck has very enigmatic symbols.

Religious symbols are an important part of tradition.

Ancient Egyptian writing was done in hieroglyphs, which are symbols that were adapted over time from images.

In turn, patrons expected "their" artists to serve as symbols of cultural achievement that reflected well on the patron.

To this day, the word "phonetic", meaning the correspondence of symbols and sounds, is directly related to the word "Phoenician".

Sunday 27, 4:57 p.m. Guide Dorje led the group to the refugee centre in Chailsa, where colourful flags with religious symbols were flying.

The bourgeoisie had certain visible things that defined them as a class, literally "status symbols". They did no manual labour of any kind, and insisted on the highest standards of cleanliness and order in their appearance and their homes.

In other words, because they used the same language and the same alphabet of symbols, and because they recorded the rituals and transactions of Egyptian society, scribes were a kind of cultural glue that kept things going from generation to generation.

A whole system of status symbols was maintained by both law and custom - to name but a few, only members of the aristocracy could wear masks at masked balls, nobles led processions in towns and had special places to sit in operas and churches alike, and only nobles could carry swords in times of peace.