Iconism

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Iconism \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.
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           Some kind of apish imitations, counterfeit iconisms.
                                                    --Cudworth.
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