Iconology

//aɪkəˈnɒlədʒi// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The study of icons in art or art history. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms) wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “icon”) + -logy.

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