Acronym
Acronym noun - A word formed from the initial letters of the several words in the name.
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Symbol
Symbol noun - A device, design, or figure used as an identifying mark.
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The "Jesus fish" symbol commonly found on cars was originally used by early Christian congregations (we're talking thousands of years ago here.) The Greek word for "fish", "ihthis", happens to form the acronym Iesous Hristos, Theou Ios, Sotir = Jesus Christ, God's son, savior.
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