vexillology
/ˌvɛk.sɪˈlɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/US/ˌvɛk.səˈlɑl.ə.d͡ʒi/
vexillology noun: the study of flags.
Noun
vexillology (uncountable)
- The study of flags.
- Vexillology can help us to delve into national and global history.
- Sheldon: Over the next few 52 weeks, you and I are going to explore the dynamic world of vexillology.2012 January 26, “The Beta Test Initiation” (0:18), in The Big Bang Theory, season 5, episode 14, spoken by Sheldon Cooper and Amy Farrah Fowler (Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik)
- Synonyms:
- flaglore
vexillology meaning in Hindi, Bengali, Malayalam and Malay
vexillology in Hindi
- study of flags
- ध्वजशास्त्र dhvajśāstra
vexillology in Bengali
- study of flags
- পতাকাবিদ্যা potakabidda
vexillology in Malayalam
- study of flags
- വെക്സിലോളജി veksilōḷaji
vexillology in Malay
- study of flags
- kaji bendera, veksilologi
More languagesFewer languages
- vexillology in Persian
- پرچمشناسی
- vexillology in Vietnamese
- kỳ học, kì học
Synonyms of vexillology
Origin of vexillology
First attested in 1959. From Latin vexillum (“flag”) + -logy, equivalent to vexillo- + -logy.
Words that rhyme with vexillology
- homology
- topology
- technology
- mythology
- ontology
- theology
- typology
- aetiology
- anthology
- archaeology
- biology
- buttonology
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- etymology
- pathology
- phraseology
- psychology
- scatology
- tautology
- apology
- cosmology
- cryptology
- ecology
- neurology
- teleology
- aerology
- anthropology
- arcology
- Christology
- cohomology
- cosmetology
- cytology
- deontology
- epistemology
- eschatology
- ethology
- eucology
- geology
- gerontology
- graphology
- haplology
- heterology
- hydrology
- ideology
- lepidopterology
- oology
- phonology
- radiology
- tricknology
- xenobiology
- zoology
- zymology
- acanthology
- acarology
- accidentology
- acology
- acridology
- actinology
- aeromycology
- alcohology
- appropriate technology
Questions about vexillology
- What does vexillology mean?
- Vexillology means the study of flags.
- What is vexillology in Hindi?
- Vexillology in Hindi is ध्वजशास्त्र (dhvajśāstra). See Vexillology meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is vexillology?
- Vexillology is a noun.
- How do you pronounce vexillology?
- Vexillology is pronounced /ˌvɛk.sɪˈlɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ (UK).
Words near vexillology in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: vexillology (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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