symbology
1Symbology — Sym*bol o*gy, n. [Symbol + logy.] The art of expressing by symbols. [1913 Webster] …
2symbology — 1840, from Mod.L. symbolia (from Gk. symbolon; see SYMBOL (Cf. symbol)) + OLOGY (Cf. ology) …
3symbology — [sim bäl′ə jē] n. [ SYMBO(L) + LOGY] 1. the study or interpretation of symbols 2. representation or expression by means of symbols; symbolism …
4Symbology — Also known as processual symbolic analysis, symbology was developed by Victor Turner in the mid 1970s to refer to the use of symbols within cultural contexts, in particular ritual. In anthropology, symbology originated as part of Victor Turner s… …
5Symbology (disambiguation) — Symbology may refer to: * Comparative symbology, AKA processual symbolic analysis , as described by Victor Turner in 1974, Liminal to liminoid in play, flow, and ritual: An essay in comparative symbology. Rice University Studies 60(3):53 92. **… …
6symbology — noun (plural gies) Etymology: symbol + logy Date: 1840 1. the art of expression by symbols 2. the study or interpretation of symbols 3. a system of symbols …
7symbology — symbological /sim beuh loj i keuhl/, adj. symbologist, n. /sim bol euh jee/, n. 1. the study of symbols. 2. the use of symbols; symbolism. [1830 40; by haplology, symbolo (comb. form of SYMBOL) + LOGY] * * * …
8symbology — noun The study or use of symbols …
9symbology — study of symbols Sciences and Studies …
10symbology — n. study of symbols; use of symbols, art of representing by symbols; symbolism, expression of an idea by means of symbols (as in art, literature, etc.); system of symbols; symbols as a group …