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  2. List of plants with symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Symbol of love, daintiness ... purity, grace and abundance Hyssop: Purification [8] Ice plant: ... List of national flowers – flowers that represent specific ...

  3. Sacred lotus in religious art - Wikipedia

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    The boy Buddha appearing within a lotus. Crimson and gilded wood, Trần-Hồ dynasty, Vietnam, 14th–15th century. In the Aṅguttara Nikāya, the Buddha compares himself to a lotus (padma in Sanskrit, in Pali, paduma), [3] saying that the lotus flower rises from the muddy water unstained, as he rises from this world, free from the defilements taught in the specific sutta.

  4. Plants in Christian iconography - Wikipedia

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    Symbolises hope, purity and virtue Strawberry: Virgin Mary: Symbolises righteousness and humility. Their flowers embody chastity, but they also became a symbol of transience and vanity. The fruit is a symbol for the Incarnation of Christ. White tulip: Holy Spirit: White tulips are used to send a message of forgiveness

  5. Gemstone Meanings: Power and Significance of the 25 Most ...

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    “The stone is said to represent purity, faith, and intuitiveness, and is associated with the third eye and crown chakras, connected to one’s spirituality.” SunChan - Getty Images Pearl

  6. Christian symbolism - Wikipedia

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    Outside of baptism, water may represent cleansing or purity. Fire , especially in the form of a candle flame, represents both the Holy Spirit and light. These symbols derive from the Bible ; for example from the tongues of fire [ 27 ] that symbolized the Holy Spirit at Pentecost , and from Jesus' description of his followers as the light of the ...

  7. Unicorn - Wikipedia

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    The animal is always in profile on Indus seals, but the theory that it represents animals with two horns, one hiding the other, is disproved by a (much smaller) number of small terracotta unicorns, probably toys, and the profile depictions of bulls, where both horns are clearly shown. It is thought that the unicorn was the symbol of a powerful ...

  8. Check the Meaning Behind These Flowers Before Gifting a Bouquet

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    Grace, happiness and gentleness are the meanings for these delicate blooms. If you know someone who represents these qualities — such as a motherly-figure in your life — gifting them pink ...

  9. Marian art in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    The figures of the Virgin Mary and the Archangel Gabriel, being emblematic of purity and grace, were favorite subjects of many painters such as Sandro Botticelli, Leonardo da Vinci, Caravaggio, Duccio and Murillo among others. In many depictions the angel may be holding a lily, symbolic of Mary's virginity. [67]