The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word ICON , but the solution may also be JESUS which is one of the most recent solution (2012 in New York Times).
Religious figure crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ICON | 25 % | 4 |
| NUN | 15 % | 3 |
| PIETA | 10 % | 5 |
| JESUS | 10 % | 5 |
| ORANT | 10 % | 5 |
| LAMA | 5 % | 4 |
| ANGEL | 5 % | 5 |
| ABBE | 5 % | 4 |
| CROSS | 5 % | 5 |
| PRIEST | 5 % | 6 |
| CLERIC | 5 % | 6 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Religious figure
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- clergy
- minister
- pastor
- priest
- deacon
- presbyter
- pastorate
- reader
- domine
- reverend
- pastoral
- religious leader
Crossword Answer definitions
ICON noun- An image, symbol, picture, or other representation usually as an object of religious devotion.
- (especially Eastern Christianity) A type of religious painting portraying a saint or scene from Scripture, often done on wooden panels.
- (by extension) A person or thing that is the best example of a certain profession or some doing.
- A small picture that represents something (such as an icon on a computer screen which when clicked performs some function.)
- A word, character, or sign whose form reflects and is determined by the referent; onomatopoeic words are necessarily all icons.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ICON
- Application symbol
- Desktop symbol
- Object of devotion
- Sacred image
- Clickable item
- Computer-screen image
- Mouse target
- Niche occupant
- Symbol
- Windows picture
More clues leading to the result NUN
- Woman with a habit
- Franciscan, e.g.
- Mother Teresa, e.g.
- Wimple wearer
- One with a habit
- Theresa of Avila, for one
- Convent resident
- Sister
- Sally Field role
- Sister concerned with souls
More clues leading to the result PIETA
- Michelangelo masterpiece
- Michelangelo sculpture
- Mary in mourning
- Michelangelo sculpture famously vandalized in 1972 by Laszlo Toth
- Work at St. Peter's
- Michelangelo's only signed work
- Passionate rendition of Madonna?
- Statue behind bulletproof glass
- Madonna statue
- Famous statue
More clues leading to the result JESUS
- Miracle worker?
- ___ Quintana (pederast of 55-Across)
- One of baseball's Alous
- One of the Alou brothers
- Mary Magdalene washed his feet
- Altar figure, perhaps
- "___ Christ Superstar"
- Noted receiver of gifts
- Infant in a crèche
- He was affiliated with Peter, Paul, and Mary
More clues leading to the result ORANT
- Praying figure
- Praying figure in religious art
- Supplicating figure
- Devout image
- Kneeling figure, in art
- Worshiping figure
- Prayer in art
- Praying female figure.
- Praying figure.
- Figure in the catacombs.
More clues leading to the result LAMA
- Indy activity
- Tibetan priest
- Buddhist monk
- Panchen __
- Panchen or Dalai
- Priest from Lhasa
- Tibetan monk
- Asian priest
- One-L Nash subject
- Priest of the East
More clues leading to the result ANGEL
- Halo owner
- Venezuela falls
- Heavenly spirit
- Kate Jackson once
- Broadway benefactor
- Stained glass figure
- Goth magician Criss
- Show backer
- Broadway backer
- "Wicked" backer?
More clues leading to the result ABBE
- French cleric
- Lane of song
- Singer ___ Lane
- Singer, ____ Lane
- ___ Prevost, "Manon Lescaut" novelist
- Clairvaux cleric
- Clergyman
- Clermont cleric
- Singer Lane
- French friar?
More clues leading to the result CROSS
- Peevish
- In a nasty mood
- Intersect
- Church figure
- Fit to be tied
- In a bad mood
- Liable to lose it
- Bad-tempered
- Irritated
- Vampire protection
More clues leading to the result PRIEST
- Religious figure
- Churchman
- Anglican cleric
- The rite person?
- Father Flanagan, for one
- Blesser of holy water
- Collar wearer
- Bishop's subordinate
- Sunday speaker
- Leader of the flock