iconology

iconology
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]

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