'Iconology' definitions:

Definition of 'iconology'

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noun
The branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms)

Definition of 'Iconology'

From: GCIDE
  • Iconology \I`co*nol"o*gy\, 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]

Synonyms of 'iconology'

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