Definitions for iconology

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iconology i·co·nol·o·gy

Spelling: [ahy-kuh-nol-uh-jee]

IPA: /ˌaɪ kəˈnɒl ə dʒi/

Iconology is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 182 anagrams from letters in iconology (cgilnoooy).

Definitions for iconology

noun

1. the historical analysis and interpretive study of symbols or images and their contextual significance; iconography.
2. the study of icons or symbolic representations.

Origin of iconology

First recorded in 1720-30; icono- + -logy

Examples for iconology

iconology, ī-kon-ol′o-ji, n. the doctrine of images, especially with reference to worship.

In the Lincoln iconology, his pictures before and after the whiskers is a distinction.

A whole science arose out of these symbols and emblems: iconology, which differs only in form from mythology.