Editing Religious symbol (section)

{{Short description|Icon representing a particular religion}}
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[[File:Religious symbols collage.png|thumb|355x355px|A collage of artistic representations of various religious symbols; clockwise from top left: [[Om]] for [[Hinduism]], [[Dharmachakra]] for [[Buddhism]], [[Jain symbols|Jain Prateek Chihna]] for [[Jainism]], [[Khanda (Sikh symbol)|Khanda]] for [[Sikhism]], [[Taijitu]] for [[Taoism|Daoism]], [[star and crescent]] for [[Islam]], [[Christian cross|cross]] for [[Christianity]], and [[Star of David]] for [[Judaism]].]]
A '''religious symbol''' is an iconic representation intended to represent a specific [[religion]], or a specific concept within a given religion.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Religious symbolism and iconography {{!}} Description, Meaning, Types, Influence, & Facts {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/religious-symbolism |access-date=2023-03-04 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
 
Religious symbols have been used in the military in many countries, such as the [[United States military chaplain symbols]]. Similarly, the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs emblems for headstones and markers]] recognize 57 symbols (including a number of symbols expressing non-religiosity).