iconology
/ahy-kuh-nol-uh-jee/US // ˌaɪ kəˈnɒl ə dʒi //UK // (ˌaɪkɒˈnɒlədʒɪ) //
图示学,图象学,圣像学,图像学
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : the historical analysis and interpretive study of symbols or images and their contextual significance; iconography.
- : the study of icons or symbolic representations.
Examples
A whole science arose out of these symbols and emblems: Iconology, which differs only in form from mythology.
In the Lincoln iconology, his pictures before and after the whiskers is a distinction.
Iconology, ī-kon-ol′o-ji, n. the doctrine of images, especially with reference to worship.
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