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ICONOLOGY

Definition: ICONOLOGY

ICONOLOGY

Noun

1. The discussion or description of portraiture or of representative images. Cf. Iconography.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Etymology: Iconology \I`co*nol"o*gy\, noun. [expression of Greek origin; e'ikw`n an image discourse: compare to the French expression iconologie.]. (Websters 1913)

Commercial Usage: ICONOLOGY

DomainTitle

Books

  • Emblems of American Community in the Revolutionary Era: A Study in Rhetorical Iconology (reference)

  • Hindu Religion and Iconology According to the Tantrasara (reference)

  • History and Images: Towards a New Iconology (Medieval Texts and Cultures of Northern Europe, 5) (reference)

  • Images of Crisis: Literary Iconology, 1750 to the Present (reference)

  • Musical Instruments and Their Symbolism in Western Art: Studies in Musical Iconology (reference)

    (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Usage Frequency: ICONOLOGY

"ICONOLOGY" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "ICONOLOGY" is used about 3 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words
Rank in English
Noun (singular)100%3202,518

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

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Frequency of Internet Keywords: ICONOLOGY

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

iconology

10

iconology religious

4
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Modern Translations: ICONOLOGY

Language Translations for "ICONOLOGY"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Danish

  

ikonologi. (various references)

   

Dutch

  

iconologie. (various references)

   

French

  

iconologie. (various references)

   

German

  

Bildererklärung. (various references)

   

Greek 

  

εικονολογία. (various references)

   

Italian

  

iconologia. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

iconologyay.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

iconologia. (various references)

   

Spanish

  

iconología. (various references)

   

Vietnamese 

  

khoa nghiên cứu tượng, hình ảnh tượng trưng. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

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Misspellings: ICONOLOGY

Misspellings

"ICONOLOGY" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: iconolgy, oceanology. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

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Rhyming with "ICONOLOGY"

Words rhyming with "ICONOLOGY" (pronounced 'I`co*nol"o*gy'): Aciurgy, Acology, Actinology, Adenology, Aerolithology, Aerology, Agnoiology, Agriology, Agrostology, Aitiology, Alethiology, Algology, Allotriophagy, Alogy, Amphibiology, Amphibology, Anagogy, Analogy, Anemology, Angelology, Angiology, Anthology, Anthropology, Anthropophagy, Antilogy, Apiology, Arachnology, Archaeology, Archelogy, Aretology, Aristology, Arteriology, Arthrology, Assyriology, Astrolithology, Astrology, Astrometeorology, Astrotheology, Atheology, Atmology, Atmospherology, Atomology, Autophagy, Bacteriology, Baggy, Balneology, Barology, Battology, Bibliology, Bibliopegy, Bilgy, Biology, Boggy, Bogy, Botanology, Brachylogy, Bromatology, Brontology, Bryology, Bulgy, Cacology, Campanology, Cardiolgy, Carphology, Carpology, Cephalology, Cerebrology, Cetology, Chirology, Choledology, Chondrology, Chorology, Christology, Chromatology, Chronology, Chrysology, Claggy, Clergy, Climatology, Cloggy, Cometology, Conchology, Cosmology, Craggy, Craniology, Criminology, Cristallology, Crustalogy, cryptology, Crystallurgy, Dactyliology, Dactylology, Demonology, Demonomagy, Dendrology, Deontology, Dermatology, Desmology, Dialectology, Dianoialogy, Dilogy, Dittology, Docimology, Dosology, Doxology, Dramaturgy, Dreggy, Dysteleology, Ecclesiology, Effigy, Egyptology, Electro-biology, Electrology, Electro-metallurgy, Elegy, Embryology, Encephalology, Endemiology, Energy, Enteradenology, Enterology, Entomology, Epidemiology, Epistemology, Erpetology, Eschatology, Ethnology, Ethology, Etiology, Etymology, Eulogy, foggy, fringy, Froggy, Fungology, Galvanology, Gastrology, GENEALOGY, Genesiolgy, Genethlialogy, Ghostology, Glossology, Glottology, Gnomology, Gnomonology, groggy, gynecology, haematology, hagiology, Helminthology, hematology, Hemiplegy, Hepatology, herpetology, Heterology, Hexicology, Hierology, Hierourgy, Hippopathology, Hippophagy, histology, Historiology, homology, horology, Hugy, hydrology, Hydrometallurgy, Hydrometeorology, Hydrophytology, Hyetology, Hygiology, Hygrology, Hymnology, Hypnology, Hysterology, Iamatology, Ichnolithology, Ichnology, Ichthyohagy, ichthyology, ideology, Insectology, jaggy, Kinology, Knaggy, Laryngology, leggy, Leptology, lexicology, Lichenology, Lithology, liturgiology, Liturgy, Lozengy, macrology, Malacology, mammalogy, Mammology, mangy, Mantology, Martyrology, Mastology, Mateology, Maungy, Mazology, Mechanurgy, Medalurgy, Membranology, metallurgy, meteorology, methodology, metrology, Miasmology, microbiology, Micro-geology, Micrology, Microseismology, misology, Monadology, Monology, Morology, morphology, Muggy, Muscology, Mycology, Myology, Mystagogy, Mythology, Naggy, Necrology, Neology, Neossology, Nephrology, Neuralgy, Neurology, Nomology, Noology, Nostalgy, Numismatology, Oceanology, Odontalgy, Odontology, OEcology, OEnology, Ology, onology, Onomatology, ontology, Oology, Ophiology, Ophthalmology, Orchidology, Organology, Orismology, Ornithichnology, Ornithology, Orology, Orthology, Oryctology, Osteology, Otalgy, Otology, Ourology, Ovology, Palaetiology, Paleology, Paleornithology, Paleozoology, Paleozooogy, Palilogy, Pantheology, Pantology, Pantophagy, Panurgy, Paradoxology, Paralogy, Parergy, Parisology, Paromology, Patronomayology, Pedagogy, Pedology, Penology, Periergy, Perissology, Petralogy, Petrology, Pharmacology, Pharology, Phenomenology, Philology, Philostorgy, Phlebology, Phonology, Photology, Phraseology, Phrenology, Phthisiology, Phycology, Physicology, Physico-theology, Physiology, Phytolithology, Phytology, Phytopathology, Phytophagy, Phytophysiology, Plutology, Pneumatology, Pneumology, Poggy, Polylogy, Polyphagy, Pomology, Posology, Potamology, Prodigy, Promorphology, Protophytology, Pseudology, Psilology, Psychology, Pteridology, Punnology, Pyretology, Pyritology, Pyrology, Quaggy, Quinology, Rabdology, rangy, Rhinology, Ruggy, Runology, Sagy, Sarcology, Sarcophagy, Scleragogy, scraggy, Scroggy, seismology, Selenology, semasiology, Sematology, shaggy, Sinology, Sitology, Skeletology, Slaggy, sloggy, Sluggy, Snaggy, sociology, soggy, Sortilegy, soteriology, Spectrology, Splanchnology, Splenology, spongy, Spriggy, stagy, Statistology, Stoichiology, Stomatology, strategy, Stromatology, Surgy, Swaggy, Symbology, Synchronology, Syndesmology, synergy, Synosteology, Syphilology, Systematology, tautology, Taxology, Technicology, technology, Tectology, Telenergy, teleology, teratology, terminology, Termonology, Testaceology, tetralogy, thanatology, Thaumaturgy, theology, Thereology, Thermology, theurgy, Threpsology, Tidology, tocology, topology, Toreumatology, toxicology. (additional references)

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Anagrams: ICONOLOGY

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Words within the letters "c-g-i-l-n-o-o-o-y"

-1 letter: cooingly, oinology, oncology.

-2 letters: cloying, cooling, locoing, oologic.

-3 letters: clingy, coloni, colony, cooing, coying, glycin, logion, looing, oology, oolong.

-4 letters: cling, cogon, coign, colin, colog, colon, congo, cooly, goony, igloo, incog, lingo, lingy, logic, logoi, loony, lying, nicol, noily, ology, yogic, yogin, yonic.

-5 letters: cion, clog, clon, cloy, coil, coin, coly, coni, cony, cool, coon, goon, icon, inly, ling, lino, liny, lion, loci, loco, logo, logy, loin, long, loon, noil, nolo, oily, olio, only, yogi, yoni.

 Words containing the letters "c-g-i-l-n-o-o-o-y"
 

+4 letters: biotechnology, chronobiology, endocrinology, nosologically, ontologically.

 

+5 letters: phonologically.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Alternative Orthography: ICONOLOGY


Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)

49 43 4F 4E 4F 4C 4F 47 59

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519; backwards) (references)

American Sign Language (origins from 1620-1817 in Italy and, especially, France) (references)

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Semaphore (1791, in France) (references)

Braille (1829, in France) (references)

Morse Code (1836) (references)

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Dancing Men (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, 1903) (references)

Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)

01001001 01000011 01001111 01001110 01001111 01001100 01001111 01000111 01011001

HTML Code (1990) (references)

&#73 &#67 &#79 &#78 &#79 &#76 &#79 &#71 &#89

ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)

0049 0043 004F 004E 004F 004C 004F 0047 0059

British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)

Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)

433749484946494159

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INDEX

1. Definition
2. Usage: Commercial
3. Usage Frequency
4. Expressions: Internet
5. Translations: Modern
6. Derivations
7. Rhymes
8. Anagrams
9. Orthography
10. Bibliography


  

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