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iconologist

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i⋅co⋅nol⋅o⋅gy

  [ahy-kuh-nol-uh-jee]
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–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:
1720–30; icono- + -logy

Related forms:
i⋅con⋅o⋅log⋅i⋅cal  [ahy-kon-l-oj-i-kuhl, ahy-kuh-nl-] , adjective
i⋅co⋅nol⋅o⋅gist, noun
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i·co·nol·o·gy   (ī'kə-nŏl'ə-jē)   
n.  The branch of art history that deals with the description, analysis, and interpretation of icons or iconic representations.
i·con'o·log'i·cal (ī-kŏn'ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., i'co·nol'o·gist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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