iconology

[ahy-kuh-nol-uh-jee]

i·co·nol·o·gy

[ahy-kuh-nol-uh-jee]
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

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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Iconology has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
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iconology (ˌaɪkɒˈnɒlədʒɪ)
 
n
1.  the study or field of art history concerning icons
2.  icons collectively
3.  the symbolic representation or symbolism of icons
 
iconological
 
adj
 
ico'nologist
 
n

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