- iconology
- noun Etymology: French iconologie, from icono- icon- + -logie -logy Date: circa 1736 the study of icons or artistic symbolism • iconological adjective
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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Iconology — I co*nol o*gy, n. [Gr. ?; e ikw n an image + ? discourse: cf. F. iconologie.] The discussion or description of portraiture or of representative images. Cf. {Iconography}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
iconology — [ī΄kə näl′ə jē] n. [ ICONO + LOGY] 1. the study of the meaning of works of visual art through the analysis of subject matter, symbolism and imagery, style and medium, and historical context 2. ICONOGRAPHY iconological [ī kän΄ə läj′i kəl] adj.… … English World dictionary
iconology — iconological /uy kon l oj i keuhl, uy keuh nl /, adj. iconologist, n. /uy keuh nol euh jee/, n. 1. the historical analysis and interpretive study of symbols or images and their contextual significance; iconography. 2. the study of icons or… … Universalium
iconology — noun /aɪkəˈnɒlədʒi/ The study of icons in art or art history. See Also: iconological, iconologist … Wiktionary
iconology — Synonyms and related words: allegory, charactery, cipher, conventional symbol, emblem, ideogram, logogram, logotype, love knot, pictogram, symbol, symbolic system, symbolism, symbolization, symbology, token, totem, totem pole, type … Moby Thesaurus
iconology — study of icons; symbols Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
iconology — The branch of knowledge which deals with the subject of icons (or images); also the subject matter of this study, icons collectively, or as objects of investigation. Or, symbolical representation; symbolism … Glossary of Art Terms
iconology — [ˌʌɪkə nɒlədʒi] noun the study of visual imagery and its symbolism. ↘symbolism. Derivatives iconological adjective … English new terms dictionary
iconology — ico·nol·o·gy … English syllables
iconology — i•co•nol•o•gy [[t]ˌaɪ kəˈnɒl ə dʒi[/t]] n. the study of icons or symbolic representations • Etymology: 1720–30 i•con•o•log•i•cal aɪˌkɒn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl adj … From formal English to slang
