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Definition of Iconography
1. Noun. The images and symbolic representations that are traditionally associated with a person or a subject. "The propagandistic iconography of a despot"
Definition of Iconography
1. n. The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the iconography of the ancients.
Definition of Iconography
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Medical Definition of Iconography
1. 1. The art or representation by pictures or images; the description or study of portraiture or representation, as of persons; as, the iconography of the ancients. 2. The study of representative art in general. Christian iconography, the study of the representations in art of the Deity, the persons of the Trinity, angels, saints, virtues, vices, etc. Origin: Gr. A sketch or description; an image + of describe: cf. F. Iconographie. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)