iˈconize or iˈconise transitive verb

To venerate or admire uncritically

iconˈoclasm noun

1. (Gr klaein to break) the act of destroying images that are the object of veneration
2. Opposition to image-worship

iconˈoclast noun

1. A destroyer of images
2. A person opposed to image-worship, esp those in the Eastern Church, from the 8c
3. A person who attacks traditional or established beliefs, principles, ideas, institutions, etc

iconoclastˈic adjective

iconoclastˈically adverb

iconogˈrapher noun

iconographˈic or iconographˈical adjective

iconogˈraphy noun

1. (Gr graphiā a writing) the study of the subjects depicted in paintings, etc
2. Pictorial representation of subjects
3. The symbols used in paintings, etc and their conventional significance
4. A description, catalogue or collective representation of portraits

iconolˈater noun

An image-worshipper

iconolˈatry noun

(Gr latreiā worship) image-worship

iconologˈical adjective

iconolˈogist noun

iconolˈogy noun

1. The study of icons
2. Icons collectively
3. The study of artistic symbolism

iconomachist /-omˈə-kist/ noun

A person who contends against the use of icons in worship

iconomˈachy noun

(Gr machē fight) opposition to image-worship

iconomatˈic adjective

Using pictures of objects to represent not the things themselves but the sounds of their names, as in a transitional stage of writing between pictorial representation and a phonetic system

iconomatˈicism /-i-sizm/ noun

iconomˈeter noun

1. An instrument for inferring distance from size or size from distance of an object, by measuring its image
2. A direct photographic viewfinder

iconomˈetry noun

iconophˈilism noun

A taste for pictures, etc

iconophˈilist noun

A connoisseur of pictures, etc

iconˈoscope noun

An early form of electron camera

iconosˈtasis or iconˈostas noun (pl iconosˈtases /-ēz/)

(Gr eikonostasis, from stasis placing) in Eastern churches, a screen separating the sanctuary from the nave, on which the icons are placed

iconic memory noun

The persistence of a sense impression after the disappearance of the stimulus