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iconology

UK/aɪkəˈnɒlədʒi/

iconology noun: the study of icons in art or art history.

Noun

iconology (countable and uncountable, plural iconologies)

  1. The study of icons in art or art history.

iconology meaning in Tamil and Kannada

iconology in Tamil

படிமை ஆய்வியல், படிம ஆய்வியல்

iconology in Kannada

ಪ್ರತಿಮೆಗಳ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ, ಪ್ರತಿಮಾಶಾಸ್ತ್ರ

Forms of iconology

pluraliconologies

Origin of iconology

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

Questions about iconology

What does iconology mean?
Iconology means the study of icons in art or art history.
What is iconology in Tamil?
Iconology in Tamil is படிமை ஆய்வியல், படிம ஆய்வியல். See Iconology meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is iconology?
Iconology is a noun.
How do you pronounce iconology?
Iconology is pronounced /aɪkəˈnɒlədʒi/ (UK).
What is the plural of iconology?
The plural of iconology is iconologies.

Words near iconology in the dictionary

  1. iconological
  2. iconologically
  3. iconologies
  4. iconologist
  5. iconologists
  6. iconology
  7. iconomach
  8. iconomachal
  9. iconomachic
  10. iconomachist
  11. iconomachists

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: iconology (page history and authors); iconology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); iconology (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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