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Religious symbols

Religious symbols are visual signs, emblems, and sacred motifs used by religions, spiritual traditions, philosophical systems, and modern theistic movements. This page serves as a master index for symbol pages on Wikitheism.

It organizes symbols in three main ways:

by individual symbol
by shape family
by type or tradition family

It also includes a full set of shape-and-type combination pages so the collection can be expanded one section at a time.

Starter set: first 20 simple religious symbols

Symbol	Primary traditions	Shape family	Type family	Notes
Cross	Christianity	Cross and intersecting arms	Abrahamic traditions	One of the most widely recognized Christian symbols.
Crucifix	Christianity	Cross and intersecting arms	Abrahamic traditions	A cross bearing the figure of Jesus.
Ichthys	Christianity	Plant and tree	Abrahamic traditions	The Jesus fish symbol.
Star of David	Judaism	Star	Abrahamic traditions	A six-pointed star associated with Jewish identity.
Menorah	Judaism	Flame and light	Abrahamic traditions	Seven-branched lampstand of ancient Israel.
Crescent	Islam, wider sacred symbolism	Crescent	Abrahamic traditions	A lunar symbol used in many religious contexts.
Crescent and star	Islam	Crescent	Abrahamic traditions	Commonly associated with Islamic civilization.
Om	Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism	Spiral	Dharmic traditions	Sacred syllable and sound-symbol.
Dharma wheel	Buddhism, Hinduism, Jainism	Wheel	Dharmic traditions	Symbol of law, path, and teaching.
Lotus	Hinduism, Buddhism	Plant and tree	Dharmic traditions	Symbol of purity, awakening, and transcendence.
Endless knot	Buddhism	Square and diamond	Dharmic traditions	A symbol of interconnection and eternity.
Khanda	Sikhism	Cross and intersecting arms	Dharmic traditions	Primary emblem of Sikh identity.
Ahimsa hand	Jainism	Hand	Dharmic traditions	Symbol of nonviolence and compassion.
Torii	Shinto	Square and diamond	East Asian traditions	Sacred gateway symbol of Shinto shrines.
Taijitu	Taoism	Circle and disc	East Asian traditions	Yin-yang symbol of dynamic balance.
Ankh	Ancient Egyptian religion, esoteric traditions	Cross and intersecting arms	Pagan and polytheist traditions	Symbol of life and immortality.
Faravahar	Zoroastrianism	Plant and tree	Abrahamic traditions	Winged figure associated with Zoroastrian identity.
Pentacle	Wicca, paganism, esotericism	Star	Esoteric and mystical traditions	Five-pointed star often enclosed in a circle.
Triple spiral	Celtic religion, modern paganism	Spiral	Pagan and polytheist traditions	Also known as a triskele or triple spiral motif.
Nine-pointed star	Baha'i Faith, universal symbolism	Star	Universal and interfaith symbols	Often associated with unity and completeness.

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Shape and type combinations

Circle and disc

Cross and intersecting arms

Crescent

Spiral

Star

Triangle

Square and diamond

Wheel

Flame and light

Hand

Eye

Plant and tree

Suggested expansion workflow

Create or expand one shape-and-type combination page at a time.
Add the relevant symbol entries to that page.
Make sure each symbol also appears on its individual symbol page.
Link symbols back to both their shape family page and type family page.
Add images or SVG files where available.

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