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iconophile

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
iconophile
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who supports the use of religious icons.

noun

A person who loves illustrations or pictures.

Etymology

Etymology tree English icono- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English iconophile From icono- + -phile.

Inflected Forms

iconophiles (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

iconophilism iconophilist iconophily

Questions

What does iconophile mean?
A person who supports the use of religious icons.
Where does iconophile come from?
Etymology tree English icono- Proto-Indo-European *bʰil- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰil-o-s Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos)bor. Latin -philalbor. English -phile English iconophile From icono- + -phile.

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