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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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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.
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