Meanings
Origin
- Ancient Greekεἰκών“icon”
- Englishiconology
From Ancient Greek εἰκών (eikṓn, “icon”) + -logy.
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Catalan iconologia
- iconologiathe study of icons
Chinese Mandarin 圖像學 /图像学
- 圖像學 /图像学 (túxiàngxué)the study of icons
Dutch iconologie
- iconologiethe study of icons
Finnish ikonologia
- ikonologiathe study of icons
French iconologie
- iconologiethe study of icons
Italian iconologia
- iconologiathe study of icons
Japanese 図像解釈学, イコノロジー
- 図像解釈学 (zuzōkaishakugaku)the study of icons
- イコノロジー (ikonorojī)the study of icons
Polish ikonologia
- ikonologiathe study of icons
Portuguese iconologia
- iconologiathe study of icons
Spanish iconología
- iconologíathe study of icons
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APA
iconology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconology
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“iconology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconology. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iconology,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconology.
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