iconographic

[ ahy-kon-uh-graf-ik ]

adjective

1. of or relating to iconography.

Word History and Origins

Origin of iconographic¹

First recorded in 1850–55; icono- + -graphic

Example Sentences

This piece is a poem, a metaphorical rendering of wrestling with those stories, using iconographic texts.

From Time

It seems to have taken the fancy of the early and mediæval public, and even of the iconographic public in a special degree.

From Project Gutenberg

More rarely the motto is in English, as on the beautiful iconographic gold ring in the British Museum.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• descriptive
• illustrated
• photographic
• visual
• vivid