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Definition of: iconology
(ī′kə·nol′ə·jē) noun plural ·gies
1. The science of pictorial or emblematic representation.
2. A study or description of works of art, emblematic figures, and particularly the attributes of religious, mythological and historical personages. [<ICONO- + -LOGY]
—i·con·o·log·i·cal (ī·kon′ə·loj′i·kəl) adjective
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