symbology
Americannoun
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the study of symbols.
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the use of symbols; symbolism.
noun
Other Word Forms
- symbological adjective
- symbologist noun
Etymology
Origin of symbology
First recorded in 1830–40; by haplology, symbolo- (combining form of symbol ) + -logy
Example Sentences
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As a grand statement on America — the kind the album’s cover sets you up for with its striking stars-and-bars symbology — “Cowboy Carter” feels a bit mushy.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2024
Christenberry lets us engage the symbol, and shows how the Klan symbology is embedded across our culture.
From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023
The bird “is enshrined in our earliest, pre-contact symbology and their influence on our cultural activities remains to this day,” said a letter signed by Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. on Jan. 18.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 12, 2022
They circulate through emojis and shares, the kindergarten symbology of five drawings of a face.
From Slate • Oct. 29, 2021
We speak to you now through hypnotic pictures which you are translating into the symbology of your own society.
From Adolescents Only by Cox, Irving E.
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