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iconology
CIDE DICTIONARY
iconology, 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]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
iconology, n.
1 an artistic theory developed from iconography (see ICONOGRAPHY 2b).
2 symbolism.
1 an artistic theory developed from iconography (see ICONOGRAPHY 2b).
2 symbolism.
THESAURUS
iconology
allegory, charactery, cipher, conventional symbol, emblem, ideogram, logogram, logotype, love knot, pictogram, symbol, symbolic system, symbolism, symbolization, symbology, token, totem, totem pole, typeFor further exploring for "iconology" in Webster Dictionary Online