| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. The branch of art history that studies visual images and their symbolic meaning (especially in social or political terms).[Wordnet]
2. The discussion or description of portraiture or of representative images. Cf. Iconography.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "ICONOLOGY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1778. (references) |
| Etymology:Iconology \I`co*nol"o*gy\, noun. [expression of Greek origin; e'ikw`n an image discourse: compare to the French expression iconologie.]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: ICONOLOGY
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] The doctrine of images or representations.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Wiktionary | [Noun] The study of icons in art or art history. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
