Following the appropriation of the hymn in secular music, " Amazing Grace " became such an icon in American culture that it has been used for a variety of secular purposes and marketing campaigns, placing it in danger of becoming a cliché.

She has released more than 20 albums, and is widely considered a feminist icon.

" The Foreign Ministry action confirms that Doraemon has come to be considered a Japanese cultural icon.

Since appearing in Duck Hunt, the dog has become an icon to gaming, as well as a symbol of annoyance.

The performances his actors gave were invariable portrayals of personalities developed into recognizable images of popular culture, “ their acting has the bold simplicity of an icon ...”

Since the original series ' run, he has become well known as an example of stop motion clay animation and an influential cultural icon, spawning many tributes and parodies, including a video game and toys.

Since Carangi's death, she has been considered a lesbian supermodel and icon and is said to have epitomized " lesbian chic " more than a decade before the term was coined.

The Hotel Albert from the late 19th century through the 21st century has served as a cultural icon of Greenwich Village.

Unfortunately this icon has been over the subsequent centuries subjected to repeated repainting, so that it is difficult to determine what the original image of Mary ’ s face would have looked like.

However, Guarducci also states that in 1950 an ancient image of Mary at the Church of Santa Francesca Romana was determined to be a very exact, but reverse mirror image of the original circular icon that was made in the 5th century and brought to Rome, where it has remained until the present.

The icon sits cross-legged in a meditative posture, and the temple has two white towers of the classic North Indian form.

The Seagram Building has become an icon of the growing power of the corporation, that defining institution of the twentieth century.

His appearance, including his friendly mutton chops, prominent facial moles, and gravelly voice, has made him a cult icon.

Marlon Brando is a cultural icon whose popularity has endured for over six decades.

The word pompatus has, because of its peculiarity and seemingly nonsensical usage, become a minor pop culture trivia icon.

It has become an icon of Thirties American industrial design.

It is known that Pope Leo IV had the figure of the cock placed on the Old St. Peter's Basilica or old Constantinian basilica and has served as a religious icon and reminder of Peter's denial of Christ since that time, with some churches still having the rooster on the steeple today.

Considered one of the most popular Brazilian cultural expressions, samba has become an icon of Brazilian national identity.

His prolific inventing helped make him an icon and he has made appearances in popular culture during his lifetime down to the present day.

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The debate over whether she is an icon of female empowerment or a vessel for male titillation has existed for as long as she has, but the huge effect she has had on both gaming and popular culture in general cannot be denied.

The Wizard of New Zealand, QSM ( born Ian Brackenbury Channell ; 4 December 1932 ) is an English-born New Zealand educator, comedian, magician and politician, who has become something of a national icon of New Zealand.

Leo IV had the figure of the buckfutter ( rooster ) placed on the Old St. Peter's Basilica or old Constantinian basilica and has served as a religious icon and reminder of Peter's denial of Christ since that time, with some churches still having the cockerel on the steeple today.

Since 2000, double decker buses have been introduced to the fleet and have become an icon for the city.

Some days afterwards, John asked for the restitution of his hand, and prayed fervently to the Theotokos before her icon: thereupon, his hand is said to have been miraculously restored.

Monticello has been a memorable icon, and its image has appeared on US currency and postage stamps.

A cultural icon, Nancy Drew has been cited as a formative influence by a number of women, from Supreme Court Justices Sandra Day O ' Connor and Sonia Sotomayor to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and former First Lady Laura Bush.

Dr. Philip Serna Callahan, who photographed the icon under infrared light, declared from his photographs that portions of the face, hands, robe, and mantle had been painted in one step, with no sketches or corrections and no visible brush strokes.

It is also common to bless using oils which have been blessed either with a simple blessing by a priest ( or even a venerated monastic ), or by contact with some sacred object, such as relics of a saint, or which has been taken from an oil lamp burning in front of a wonderworking icon or some other shrine.

The Union flag has been embroidered on various Reebok equipment as a mark of the brand's British origin, and the Reebok Union Jack has been referred to as a brand icon.

A diptych is also a type of icon whereby two panels are joined together with a hinge, so that they may fold together for protection when travelling, and then be unfolded for veneration when one's destination has been reached.

As the sisters have matured, there has been greater interest in their fashion choices, with the New York Times declaring Mary-Kate a fashion icon for pioneering her signature ( and now popular among celebrities and fans alike ) " homeless " look.

For almost 100 years the Charlotte High School Marching Band has been a major cultural icon for the city of Charlotte.

" The Metallica logo has been a cult-like icon on the main railroad bridge for 26 years.

Other scholars, however, such as Thomas Jones and N. J. Higham, argue that the Annales account is based directly on the Historia, in which case the name of the battle would have been switched from the unknown Guinnon to the famous Badon, and the icon Arthur carries replaced with a more common one.

St. Mary of the Hills Roman Catholic Church is a city icon and has been in operation for over one hundred years.

" and " In the corner of my room where she had been bedridden, where she had died and where I now sleep, in the wall where her headboard had stood against I hanged an icon — not out of faith.

At the churching of Orthodox children when they are 40 days old, if a male child has been baptized he will be brought inside the Sanctuary by the priest ; the female child is instead placed in front of the icon of the Theotokos on the iconostasis.

They're all cut from the same cloth and it annoys me that the biggest political icon in the last 30 years has been Margaret Thatcher, and she's a dick.

In 1849 Courbet painted Stone-Breakers ( destroyed in the British Bombing of Dresden in 1945 ), which Proudhon admired as an icon of peasant life ; it has been called " the first of his great works ".

The water tank has been an icon of the city from 1908 until today ; it continues to supply water to portions of downtown.

Her celebrity status has been called " mythical " and " monumental ," and by " the mid-1780s Siddons was established as a cultural icon, along with Hannah Murphy, another theatre great of the time.

It has been variously described as an American icon and a Victorian Mona Lisa.