Religious Symbols

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Major Religtions:

Christianity -  Cross |  Ichthys (fish) |  Celtic Cross 
      (Greek or Coptic) Orthodox Cross -  (Other Christian Symbols)

Judism -  [🕎]¹ Menorah |    Star of David  | [🕍]  Synagogue
 (Note images in [ ] are emoji characters, which may not display in some browsers.
  See below)

Islam (Muslim) -  Star and Crescent |  Allah |   Mosque Dome |
    [🕌]  Mosque | [🕋]  Kaaba |  Baslama (Bismillah)

Hindu -  Om or Aum (Omkar, Pranava - Cosmic Sound) |  Swastika |  Lotus
       Shiva as Nataraja (Lord of the Dance) |  5 headed or faced - Panchanana Shiva
      Vishnu 
Buddhism -    Wheel of "Dharma" |   Lotus Flower
    Stupa |  Wisdom Eyes of Buddha |   Endless or Eternal Knot | 
    Golden fish | 📿 Prayer Beads
     Zen Zen blog |  Mahyna |  Buddha  Lion Theravada Buddhism
Sikh -  Khanda (sword, circle, daggars)
Shinto -  ⛩ Torii Gate
Taoism -  yin and yang (Taiji)
Jainism -  Ahimsa Hand   (Not to be confused with   Hamsa - A charm to ward off the "evil eye")
Báhai -   Nine-pointed Star |  Ringstone
Confucianism -  Water
Chinese Folk Religion -   Double Happiness &  Lu² (Prosperity)  
Cao Dai  -   Left eye of god
Unitarian -   Flame within a chalice
Scientology -   - The horizontal bar represents the material universe,
                              and the vertical bar represents the spirit.
Sufi (A discipline in Islam) -    Heart with wings
Zoroastrianism -  Faravahar |    Adar (Sacred Fire) or Flame
Ayyavazhi -  Lotus carrying a flame-shaped white Namam
Om or Aum  Sanskrit Om  Lotus Flower Aum
   - Om or Aum (Pranava), a mantra and mystical Sanskrit sound of Hindu origin. 
    Used in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
Druze -  - Rooted in Ismailism, a branch of Shia Islam.

 Other Christian Symbols:

  Chi Rho (Χρ) The first two letters of the Greek word for Christ (Χριστός):

   Alpha & Omega (Beginning and end) Revelation 21:6
 Triquetra - The Holy Trinity.
 Descending Dove - The dove is a symbol of the Holy Spirit.
The three-rayed nimbus around its head identifies the Spirit
 as a member of the Trinity.
  4 winged creatures in Revelation 4,
  man, lion, ox, eagle,
  surrounding the throne of God.
  Used to symbolize the four Gospel writers
  Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
    
See Christian Symbols | gocek.org and Gnostic & Christian Symbols
Symbols in Christian Art & Architecture

1. Note: Most symbols are images (you need to right click to copy),
Some, 🕎 🕍 🕌 🕋 ⛩ 🛐, are unicode-8 emoji characters you can copy like text.
Here are images for them if your browser does not support unicode-8 menorah

2. Chinese symbols for luck.
There are several web pages which interchange
the symbols for Lu (Prosperity) and Fu (Luck).

Fu
Blessings
luck

Lu
Wealth
Prosperity

Shou
Longevity

Government Headstone Emblems: Aaronic Order Church, Armenian Cross, Atheist, Bahai (9 Pointed Star), Buddhist (Wheel of Righteousness), Catholic Celtic Cross, Celtic Cross, Christian &Amp; Missionary Alliance, Christian Church, Christian Cross, Christian Reformed Church, Church of God, Church of Nazarene, Church of World Messianity (Izunome), Community of Christ, Eckankar, Episcopal Cross, Farohar, Four Directions, Greek Cross, Hammer of Thor, Hebrew (Star of David), Hindu, Humanist Emblem of Spirit, Infinity, Izumo Taishakyo Mission of Hawaii, Kohen Hands, Konko-Kyo Faith, Landing Eagle, Luther Rose, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, Lutheran Cross, Medicine Wheel, Messianic Jewish, Messianic, Mormon (Angel Moroni), Muslim (Crescent and Star), Native American Church of North America , New Apostolic Church, Pomegranate, Presbyterian Church (Usa), Presbyterian Cross, Russian Orthodox Cross, Sandhill Crane, Seicho-No-Ie, Serbian Orthodox, Seventh Day Adventist Church, Sikh (Khanda), Soka Gakkai International - Usa, Sufism Reoriented, Tenrikyo Church, The First Church of Christ, Scientist (Cross and Crown), Unification Church, Unitarian Church/Unitarian Universalist Association, United Church of Christ, United Church of Religious Science, United Methodist Church, United Moravian Church, Wicca, Muslum Islamic 5 Pointed Star

National Cemetery Administration, Available Emblems of Belief for Placement on Government Headstones and Markers, AARONIC ORDER CHURCH, Armenian Cross, ATHEIST, BAHAI (9 Pointed Star), BUDDHIST (Wheel of Righteousness), Catholic Celtic Cross, Celtic Cross, CHRISTIAN & MISSIONARY ALLIANCE, CHRISTIAN CHURCH, Christian Cross, CHRISTIAN REFORMED CHURCH, Church of God, Church of Nazarene, CHURCH OF WORLD MESSIANITY (Izunome), COMMUNITY OF CHRIST, ECKANKAR, EPISCOPAL CROSS, Farohar, Four Directions, GREEK CROSS, Hammer of Thor, HEBREW (Star of David), HINDU, HUMANIST EMBLEM OF SPIRIT, Infinity, IZUMO TAISHAKYO MISSION OF HAWAII, Kohen Hands, KONKO-KYO FAITH, Landing Eagle, Luther Rose, Lutheran Church Missouri Synod, LUTHERAN CROSS, Medicine Wheel, Messianic Jewish, Messianic, MORMON (Angel Moroni), MUSLIM (Crescent and Star), NATIVE AMERICAN CHURCH OF NORTH AMERICA , New Apostolic Church, Pomegranate, PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH (USA), PRESBYTERIAN CROSS, RUSSIAN ORTHODOX CROSS, Sandhill Crane, SEICHO-NO-IE, SERBIAN ORTHODOX, Seventh Day Adventist Church, SIKH (KHANDA), SOKA GAKKAI INTERNATIONAL - USA, SUFISM REORIENTED, TENRIKYO CHURCH, The First Church of Christ, Scientist (Cross and Crown), Unification Church, UNITARIAN CHURCH/UNITARIAN UNIVERSALIST ASSOCIATION, UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, UNITED CHURCH OF RELIGIOUS SCIENCE, UNITED METHODIST CHURCH, UNITED MORAVIAN CHURCH, WICCA, muslum islamic 5 pointed star

It says the Muslim 5 pointed star is not shown because of copyright. At Ask.MetaFilter they ask about this, with no good answer other than it may be a misunderstanding by the VA.
Source: Available Emblems of Belief for Placement on Government Headstones and Markers - National Cemetery Administration (www.cem.va.gov)

16 Religion Wheel:


Religious symbols in clock-wise order:
Judaism
Christianity
Islam
Baha'i
Hinduism
Taoism
Buddhism
Sikhism
Rodnoveri
Celtic pagan
Heathenism
Semitic pagan
Wicca
Kemetism
Hellenismos
                                         Roman pagan

Other Symbols: (peace, amulets)

Cornicello - Italian for Little Horn (Italian Horn, Unicorn horn, Lucifier's horn or Leprechaun staff). The ancient magical charm or amulet worn in Italy as protection against "Maluka" or the "evil eye" has also been linked to Celtic and Druid myths and beliefs.

Peace:

Tai (Safe, Peacful), kang tai - "Wellness" or "Health"

Akua'ba (Akwaba) - African Goddess - Fertility figure - Common in the Ashanti Region of Ghana.

The 5-pointed star (pentagram) can be traced to many ancient cultures. The symbol was used in the 4th century BC in Mesopotamia, both as the seal of Solomon and of Jerusalem for the Jewish people. The symbol also appears in Egyptian hieroglyphics, associated with the Goddess Sopdet. Today the image of the five pointed has been used to promote entertainment and feed Satanic furor. Additionally, the many neo-pagan movements have adopted the pentagram as their ensign of "natural religion."
It appears in many flags, in the center of the Islam crescent moon symbol, in the Great Seal of the U.S. (with supposed Freemasonry influence).
See the Pentagram Page for more.

Indigenous - Pegan ...
 Spiral Probably the oldest known symbol of human spirituality.
   The spiral has been in rock carvings thousands of years old,
   on every continent in the world. 
 Medicine Wheel |  Solar Cross or Sun Wheel - Native American - Ancient Nordic
 Holy Earth, Mother Earth, Hopi Indian Medicine Wheel, Norse sun god. 
 Four Directions |    Indigenous 
 Hunab Ku - Myan glyph representing God and ultimate Creator and was located
in the center of the Milky Way galaxy. Also associated with Aztecs and New Age.
 Ankh or Key of life - Ancient Egyptian (Kemetic Religion)
 Eye of Horus - Ancient Egyptian
 Hands of God (Rodnovery a.k.a. Slavic Neopaganism *)

Symbols with 3 symmetrical objects, spirals, teardrop shapes, legs are common.
The Triskele has been around in many forms from ancient times. The origin is unknown.
 Triskelion  -
 Celtic Neopaganism
 3 legs (Trinacria) - 
Flag of Sicily and Isle of Man |  Buddhist Meditation | 
 Scottish Celtic carved stone
  Awen - Holy Spirit of Druidry
 Triquetra - In Christianity a symbol of the Holy Trinity.  
   In Wiccan and Neopagan belief, the triqueta symbolizes
  the triple aspected goddess (maid, mother, and crone). 
   Ancient Celts/Druids, used it as a  representation of the natural forces:
  earth, air, and water.
  Symbol of Black Madonna worshippers. High-level Masons false god Jahbuhlun.
  See also Meaning of the Irish Trinity Knot Symbol - About.com  

 Druid Sigil
 Mjölnir (Thor's Hammer) - Heathonism  aka Germanic Neopaganism *
 Laurel Wreath Hellenismos Hellenism (religion)
 Hamsa (palm) - Semitic Neopaganism
   (The Hand of Miriam, or the Hand of Fatima by other cultures.)
  - Italo-Roman neopaganism
  Templum Vestae   Sacred fire of Vestal Virgins- Rome
 Pentagram five-pointed star |  Odin's Horn | 
      Triple Goddess or Triple moon - Paganism

 Pentacle |  Paleolithic Egyptian Mother Goddess - Wicca - Wiccan Symbolismn
 Goddess Movement | Luna Godess

Baal - God worshiped in ancient Canaan and Phoenicia.
Different regions worshiped Baal in different ways. He was a fertility God, Sun God, Storm God, ...
See Who was Baal?

  - Unknown or Other
 - Atheist
 - Agnostic
   - Humanist
 Masonic Square and Compass
   G stands for God and Geometry (Religion and Science). 
   
Freemasonry is a Lodge not a religion, though. Some still disagree.
   
Signs associated with the Devil, Satan, Lucifer or Satanism:
 - Satan
   Horned Goat, Sabbatic Goat (Baphome)  with Inverted Pentacle 
 Devil's pitchfork, trident |  Devil Woman
  Cross of Satan (the alchemy symbol for sulfur) 
  "666" The sign of the beast [Revelation 13:18]
 Devil horns gesture, Witchraft salute, El Diablo pose
 Peace sign, Cross of Nero, Teutonic rune of death |  All-Seeing Eye (of Lucifer)
  
 Devil   Kanji,  Chinese
 See:
 Signs and Symbols of Satanism Witchcraft and the Occult (43)
 Satanic Symbols

* Neo-Paganism is an umbrella term for modern revivals of ancient ethnic and magickal traditions. These are usually polytheistic, but many Neo-Pagans consider their faith pantheistic, and many other concepts of deity can be found among Neo-Pagans as well. Subdivisions within Neo-Paganism include Wicca, Magick, Druidism, Asatru, neo-Native American religion and others.
Adherents.com estimates the number of Neo-Paganists at 1 million and growing.
See Adherents.com
Search for Neo-Paganism

Eye Symbols:
Wisdom Eyes of Buddha
Eye of Horus - Ancient Egyptian
Eye of Providence (or the all-seeing eye of God)
All-Seeing Eye
See The Luciferian theory at CuttingEdge.org
Cao Dai - Left Eye of God
Hamsa - A charm to ward off the "evil eye"

16 Symbol Mandala:

A mandala of symbols of 16 of the world's spiritual traditions, designed for honoring all paths to truth. Includes Jewish Star of David, Buddhist Prayer Wheel, Native American Medicine Wheel, Christian Cross, Hindu Om, Great Goddess, Taoist Yin Yang, Islamic moon and star, Winged Sufi Heart, Sikh symbol, Baha'i star, African Goddess, Zoroastrian Flame, Confucian circle and dot, Wiccan pentacle, and Egyptian Ankh.
Harmony Institute - Peace Store - Flags

Flags at The Morristown Unitarian Fellowship;

Paleolithic Egyptian Mother Goddess; Indigenous; Om or Aum (Hindu); Yin Yang (Taoist); Flame within a chalice (Unitarian); Star of David (Judism); Orthodox Cross (Christian); Allah (Islam); heart with wings (Sufi)

Peace; Sanskrit; Chinese; Dove; Arabic; Russian; Hebrew; Latin; Cross of Nero

Akua'ba (Akwaba) African Fertility Goddess; Hunab Ku - God (Myan); Ahimsa Hand (Jainism); Double Happiness (Chinese Folk); Torii Gate (Shinto); Pentagram (see above); Sacred Fire (Adar) - (Zoroastrianism); Nine pointed star (Bahai); Khanda (sword, circle, daggars) - Sikh

See the Harmony Institute - Peace Store - Flags

The The 14-by-18-foot 1947 "Robinson" Stained Glass Window at the First Unitarian Society of Plainfield, NJ was restored in 2010.

Stained glass rondel at The Octagon Unitarian Chapel in England.

Banners at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento

Links
Religious Symbol Dictionary (252+426)
Religious Symbols Gallery - ReligionFacts (80)
Symbols and their meaning | crossroad.to (105)
Symbols and their Meaning | KingdomsOfTheWorld.com (34)
religious-symbols.net (14)
Meanings of symbols at Ancient-Symbols.com
Religious Symbols - Wikipedia (14)
Interfaith Calendar (13)
Meanings of Various Religious Symbols, Kathleen Romano (18)
Sacred Symbols | TheSpiritOfWater.com (16)
religious symbol | Interact China (8)
Early Christian Art (Symbols, Catacombs, Typology) (gbgm-umc.org)
Welcome to Muslim Symbol Website!
Banners at the Unitarian Universalist Society of Sacramento
Harmony Institute - Peace Store - Flags
CyberMoon Emporium WitchCraft Supplies - Ritual Capes
Spiritual Signs for Tattoos
Pagan Symbols and translations
PaganPages.org
Pagan Symbols and Their Meanings
Sacred Symbols | TheSpiritOfWater.com
SymbolDictionary.net
Category:Symbols of religion - Wikimedia Commons
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last updated 3 Sep 2016