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icon- — combining form or icono also eikon or eikono or ikon or ikono Etymology … Useful english dictionary
icon- — or icono combining form Etymology: Greek eikon , eikono , from eikon , eikōn image < iconolatry > … New Collegiate Dictionary
iconoclast — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin iconoclastes, from Middle Greek eikonoklastēs, literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono + klan to break more at clast Date: 1641 1. a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration 2. a person … New Collegiate Dictionary
iconostasis — noun (plural iconostases) Etymology: modification of Middle Greek eikonostasion, from Late Greek, shrine, from Greek eikono + stasion (from histanai to stand) more at stand Date: 1833 a screen or partition with doors and tiers of icons that… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Iconodule — An iconodule (Greek eikono doulos One who serves images ; also Iconodulist or Iconophile) is someone who espouses iconodulism, i.e. who supports or is in favor of religious images or icons and their veneration, and is in opposition to an… … Wikipedia
icono- — a combining form meaning image, likeness, used in the formation of compound words: iconology. Also, esp. before a vowel, icon . [ < L < Gk eikono , comb. form of eikón ICON] * * * … Universalium
iconoclast — iconoclastic, adj. iconoclastically, adv. /uy kon euh klast /, n. 1. a breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for religious veneration. 2. a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error… … Universalium
icono- — i·cò·no conf. 1. TS arte, scient. immagine, relativo all immagine: iconoscopio 2. TS st.relig. immagine sacra, icona: iconoclasta, iconolatra {{line}} {{/line}} ETIMO: dal gr. eikono , cfr. eikōn, ónos immagine … Dizionario italiano
iconoclasta — i·co·no·clà·sta agg., s.m. e f. 1. agg., s.m. e f. TS st.relig. che, chi era seguace o fautore dell iconoclastia | CO estens., che, chi fa della polemica indiscriminata e distruttiva: oratore, polemista iconoclasta 2. agg. TS st.relig. relativo… … Dizionario italiano
iconografia — i·co·no·gra·fì·a s.f. 1. TS arte studio sistematico delle rappresentazioni di un soggetto | studio dei soggetti, dei temi, delle allegorie e sim. nell arte figurativa 2. TS arte l insieme delle rappresentazioni figurative relative a un… … Dizionario italiano
