Symbols
M - Z
Symbols
M - Z
| Man - Winged | St. Matthew the Evangelist |
| Masonic Compass and Set Square | 1)
Freemasons 2) Uprightness 3) Judgment |
| Memento mori | Set of Death Symbols Including Bones, Skulls & an Hourglass |
| Menorah | 1)
Judaism 2) Divine Wisdom |
| Mermaids | Messengers of Prosperina Sent to Carry the Souls of the Dead to Hades |
| Mistletoe | Immortality |
| Moon | 1) Death 2) Rebirth 3) Victory 4) Sorrow of the Crucifixion |
| Morning Glory | Beginning of life |
| Mother and Child | 1)
Charity 2) Love |
| Myrtle | 1)
Undying Love 2) Peace |
| Naked Figure | 1) Truth 2) Purity 3) Innocence |
| Oak | 1)
Strength of Faith 2) Virtue 3) Endurance 4) Supernatural Power 5) Eternity |
| Oak Leaves & Acorn | 1)
Maturity 2) Ripe Old Age 3) Power 4) Authority 5) Victory |
| Obelisk | 1)
Rebirth 2) Connection Between Heaven and Earth 3) Eternal Life |
| Olive | 1) Peace 2) Healing Faith |
| Olive Branch | 1) Peace 2) Forgiveness 3) Humanity |
| Open Book/ Bible | Teacher, Minister, etc. |
| Open Gates | 1)
Afterlife 2) The Soul Entering Heaven |
| Orb | Faith |
| Order of Eastern Star | 1) Order
of the Eastern Star 2) Family Relationship |
| Owl | 1) Wisdom 2) Solitude 3) Warning of Impending Death |
| Ox - Winged | St. Luke the Evangelist |
| Pall | 1)
Mortality 2) Mourning |
| Palm | 1)
Spiritual victory over death 2) Martyrdom 3) Reward of the Righteous 4) Peace |
| Palm Branch | 1)
Victory 2) Rejoicing |
| Pansy | 1)
Remembrance 2) Meditation |
| Passion Flower | 1)
Christ’s Passion 2) Sacrifice 3) Redemption |
| Peacock | 1)
Immortality 2) Eternity 3) Resurrection 4) Incorruptibility of the Flesh |
| Pelican | Redemption Through Christ |
| Phoenix | 1)
Christ’s Resurrection 2) Immortality 3) Baptism |
| Pick | 1) Death 2) Mortality |
| Pineapple | Hospitality |
| Pomegranate | 1)
Immortality 2) Resurrection 3) Unity 4) Nourishment of the Soul |
| Poppies | 1)
Eternal Sleep 2) Military Service |
| Portals | Passageway to Eternal Journey |
| Portraits | Stylized Likenesses of the Deceased |
| Pyramid | 1)
Resurrection 2) Eternal Life 3) Enlightenment 4) Spiritual Attainment 5) Death |
| Rainbow | 1) Union 2) Fulfillment of the Promise of Resurrection |
| Rake & Spade | Gardener |
| Ram | Sacrifice |
| Ripened Fruit | Nourishment of the soul |
| Rock | 1)
Steadfastness of Christ 2) Stability |
| Rocks | 1) The
Church 2) Christian Steadfastness |
| Rod or Staff | Comfort to the bereaved. |
| Rooster | 1)
Awakening 2) Resurrection 3) Courage 4) Vigilance 5) Repentance |
| Rope Circle | Eternity |
| Rosary | Devotion to Mary |
| Rose | 1)
Victory 2) Pride 3) Triumphant Love 4) Purity 5) Virgin Mary 6) Paradise |
| Roses | 1)
Completion 2) Brevity of Earthly Existence 3) Condolence 4) Sorrow |
| Rose - Full-Blown | Prime of life |
| Rose - Tudor | Of English Descent |
| Rosemary | Remembrance |
| Scales | 1)
Weighing of Souls 2) Justice 3) Merchant |
| Scallop Shell | 1) Birth 2) Baptism 3) Resurrection 4) Life Everlasting 5) Pilgrimage of Life |
| Scarab | 1)
Resurrection 2) Transcendence |
| Scepter | Fortitude |
| Scroll | 1) The
Law 2) Scriptures |
| Scythe | 1) Death 2) Cutting Life Short 3) The Divine/Final Harvest 4) Passage of Time |
| Serpent | Symbol of Death |
| Severed Branch | Mortality |
| Shamrock | 1) Irish
descent 2) Holy Trinity |
| Shattered Urn | Old age |
| Sheaf of Wheat | 1) Ripe
for Harvest 2) Divine Harvest 3) Old Age 4) Fruitful Life 5) Time |
| Sheep & goats | Christians and Non-Believers |
| Shell/Scallop | 1)
Pilgrim 2) Pilgrim's Journey 3) Resurrection 4) Baptism of Christ |
| Shepherd's Crook | Charity |
| Ship | The Church |
| Ships' Profiles | The Seafaring Profession |
| Shrine | 1) Wisdom 2) Knowledge |
| Skeleton | 1) Death 2) Life's Brevity 3) Mortality |
| Skull | 1)
Mortality 2) Brevity of Earthly Life 3) Penitence 4) Death 5) Sin |
| Skull & Crossed Bones | 1) Death 2) Crucifixion |
| Skull - Winged | Flight of the Soul from Mortal Man |
| Sleeping Cherub | Innocence |
| Smoke | 1) Vanity 2) Futility of Seeking Earthly Glory |
| Snail | 1)
Laziness 2) Sin |
| Snake | 1)
Sin 2) Satan 3) Fall of Man |
| Snake - Hooped | Eternity |
| Snake - w/ Tail in Mouth | 1)
Eternity 2) Unity |
| Spade | 1)
Mortality 2) Death |
| Spade or Crossed Spade and Shovel | Death |
| Sphinx | 1)
Strength 2) Protection |
| Spider Web | Human frailty |
| Squirrel | 1)
Christian Forethought 2) Spiritual Striving |
| Stag | Same as Hart |
| Stalk of corn | Farmer |
| Star | Divine guidance |
| Star(s) | 1)
Birth/Life 2) Christ 3) Heaven |
| Star - Five Pointed | 1) Star
of Bethlehem 2) Star of Jacob 3) Divine Guidance 4) Protection |
| Star - Six Pointed | 1) The
Father 2) Creation 3) Heavenly Wisdom |
| Star of David | 1) Unity 2) Transformation |
| Stars & Stripes Around Eagle | 1)
Eternal Vigilance 2) Liberty |
| Steps - 3-Tiered | Faith, Hope and Charity |
| Strawberry | 1)
Righteousness 2) Humility |
| Sun | 1) Light
and Warmth 2) Renewed Life 3) Life Everlasting 4) Heaven 5) Journey to Heaven 6) God |
| Sun - Half | Beginning/End of Life |
| Sun Disc - Winged | 1)
Spirituality 2) Everlasting Life |
| Sun - Rising | 1)
Renewed Life 2) Resurrection |
| Sun - Setting | Death |
| Sun - Shining | Everlasting Life |
| Sundial | Passage of time |
| Sunflower | Adoration of Christ |
| Suns, moons and stars | The Reward of the Resurrection |
| Swallow | 1)
Motherhood 2) Spirit of Children 3) Consolation |
| Swingletree (rod for beating flax) | Farmer |
| Sword | 1)
Military 2) Justice 3) Constancy 4) Fortitude 5) Martyrdom 6) Cour4age 7) Warfare |
| Sword - Broken | Life cut short |
| Sword - Inverted | 1)
Relinquishment of Power 2) Victory |
| Sword - Sheathed | Temperance |
| Swords - Crossed | 1) Life
Lost in Battle 2) High Ranking Military Person |
| Tablets of the Decalogue | Old Covenant |
| Tetragrammaton | Reminder of God's Omnipresence |
| The Bible | The Word of God |
| Thistle | 1)
Scottish Descent 2) Earthly Sorrow 3) Defiance 4) The Inevitability of Death 5) Remembrance |
| Threes | The Trinity: God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit |
| Tombs | Mortality |
| Torch | 1)
Immortality of the Spirit 2) Resurrection 3) Purification 4) Truth 5) Wisdom 6) Zeal 7) Enlightenment |
| Torch - Inverted | 1)
Extinction of Life 2) Death 3) Mourning |
| Torch - Upright | 1)
Immortality 2) Liberty 3) Upright Life 4) The Scholastic World 5) The Betrayal of Christ |
| Tree | 1) Life 2) Knowledge 3) The Fall of Man Through Sin 4) Human Fruition or Frailty 5) Regeneration 6) Immortality 7) Faith |
| Tree - Sprouting | Life Everlasting |
| Tree Stump | 1) Life
Interrupted 2) Member of The Woodmen of the World |
| Tree Stump - w/Ivy | 1) Head
of Family 2) Immortality |
| Tree Trunk | Brevity of Life |
| Tree Trunk - Broken | Premature Death |
| Tree Trunk - Leaning | 1) Short
Interrupted Life 2) Mourning |
| Tree - Weeping Willow | Sadness |
| Tree - Felled | Mortality |
| Triangle | Holy Trinity. |
| Triqueta (3 interlocking circles or triangles) | 1)
Eternity 2) Trinity |
| Trumpet | 1) Day of
Judgment 2) Resurrection |
| Trumpeters | Heralds of the resurrection |
| Urn | 1)
Immortality 2) Penitence 3) Death of the Body & Its Return to Dust in the Final Resting Place 4) Soul |
| Urn - Draped & Empty | 1) Death 2) Sorrow |
| Urn - Flaming | 1) New
Life 2) Undying Friendship/Remembrance |
| Vine | 1)
Christian Church 2) Christ 3) Wine, the symbolic blood of Jesus 4) The sacraments |
| Violet | Humility |
| Wedge & Level | Mason |
| Weeping Willow | 1)
Perpetual Mourning 2) Grief 3) Lamentation 4) Sorrow |
| Wheat | 1) Body
of Christ 2) Fruitfulness Harvested |
| Wheat Strands or Sheaves | The divine harvest |
| Wheel | 1) Cycle
of life 2) Enlightenment 3) Spiritual Power |
| Wild Rose | 1) Love 2) Messianic Promise 3) Our Blessed Savior 4) Blessed Virgin Mary |
| Willow | 1) Grief 2) Mourning 3) Sorrow |
| Winged Effigies | Flight of the soul |
| Winged Face | 1) Effigy
of the Deceased Soul 2) The Soul in Flight |
| Winged Hourglass | 1)
Fleetness of Life 2) Mortality |
| Winged Skull | Flight of the Soul from Mortal Man |
| Winged Wheel | Holy Spirit |
| Woman Weeping | Mourning |
| Wreath | 1)
Victory 2) Eternity |
| Wreath on Skull | Victory of Death Over Life |
| Wreath of Roses | 1)
Heavenly Joy 2) Bliss |
| Yew | 1)
Immortality 2) Mourning |
| Yin Yang Circle | Harmony, balance, birth and death |
| Yoke | 1)
Burden-Bearing 2) Service 3) Patience |
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