ICONOLOGY


Meaning of ICONOLOGY in English

— iconological /uy kon'l oj"i keuhl, uy'keuh nl-/ , adj. — iconologist , n.

/uy'keuh nol"euh jee/ , n.

1. the historical analysis and interpretive study of symbols or images and their contextual significance; iconography.

2. the study of icons or symbolic representations.

[ 1720-30; ICONO- + -LOGY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .