Definition & Meaning: Word Root Icon/Icono
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).
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