I"con ("kn), n. [L., fr. Gr. e'ikw`n.] An image or representation; a
portrait or pretended portrait.
Netherlands whose names and icons are published.
Hakewill.
I*con"ic*al (?), a. Pertaining to, or consisting of, images, pictures,
or representations of any kind.
I"con*ism (?), n. [L. iconismus, Gr. &?;, fr. &?; to mold, delineate,
fr. e'ikw`n an image: cf. F. iconisme.] The formation of a figure,
representation, or semblance; a delineation or description.
Some kind of apish imitations, counterfeit iconisms.
Cudworth.
I"con*ize (?), v. t. [Gr. e'ikoni`zein.] To form an image or likeness
of. [R.] Cudworth.
I*con"o*clasm (?), n. [Cf. F. iconoclasme. See Iconoclast.] The
doctrine or practice of the iconoclasts; image breaking.
I*con"o*clast (?), n. [Gr. e'ikw`n image + &?; to break: cf. F.
iconoclaste.] 1. A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a
determined enemy of idol worship.
2. One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks
cherished beliefs; a radical.
I*con`o*clas"tic (?), a. Of or pertaining to the iconoclasts, or to
image breaking. Milman.
{I*con"o*dule (?), I*con"o*du`list (?), } n. [Gr. e'ikw`n an image +
&?; a slave.] (Eccl. Hist.) One who serves images; -- opposed to an
iconoclast. Schaff-Herzog Encyc.
I`co*nog"ra*pher (?), n. A maker of images. Fairholt.
I*con`o*graph"ic (?), a. 1. Of or pertaining to iconography.
2. Representing by means of pictures or diagrams; as, an icongraphic
encyclopædia.
I`co*nog"ra*phy (?), n. [Gr. &?; a sketch or description; e'ikw`n an
image + &?; to describe: cf. F. iconographie.] 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.