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iconophile

iconophile noun: a person who supports the use of religious icons.

Noun

iconophile (plural iconophiles)

  1. A person who supports the use of religious icons.
  2. A person who loves illustrations or pictures.

Forms of iconophile

pluraliconophiles

Origin of iconophile

From icono- + -phile.

Questions about iconophile

What does iconophile mean?
Iconophile means a person who supports the use of religious icons.
What part of speech is iconophile?
Iconophile is a noun.
What is the plural of iconophile?
The plural of iconophile is iconophiles.

Words near iconophile in the dictionary

  1. iconometric
  2. iconometrical
  3. iconometrically
  4. iconometry
  5. iconomical
  6. iconophile
  7. iconophiles
  8. iconophilia
  9. iconophilism
  10. iconophilist
  11. iconophilists

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