Word Root: Icon

Words Based on the Root Icon/Icono

Commonly Used Words based on the Word Root Icon/Icono

• Icon: A symbol or image that represents something or someone.
• Iconify: To represent as an Icon; also, in computing, to reduce an image or application to an Icon on a screen.
• Iconography: The study or use of symbolic images in art or symbolism.

Technical Words/Jargon based on the Word Root Icon/Icono

• Iconoclasm: The rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical.
• Iconology: The study of visual imagery and its symbolism and interpretation.
• Iconostasis: A wall of icons and religious paintings, separating the nave from the sanctuary in a church.

Archaic Words based on the Word Root Icon/Icono

• Iconodule: A person who supports or venerates icons and images, especially in a religious context.
• Iconomachy: A conflict or opposition to icons in religious worship.
• Iconoplast: An artist or maker of icons or images.

Related Word Roots

• Idol- (Greek): Pertaining to ‘image’ or ‘worship’, seen in ‘idolatry’ (extreme admiration or love for something) and ‘idolise’ (to adore or venerate excessively).
• Imag- (Latin): Relating to ‘image’ or ‘likeness’, found in ‘image’ (a representation of the external form of a person or thing), ‘imagination’ (the faculty of imagining), and ‘imagery’ (visually descriptive or figurative language).
• Figur- (Latin): Denoting ‘form’ or ‘shape’, used in ‘figure’ (a number or symbol with a fixed value) and ‘figurative’ (departing from a literal use of words; metaphorical).