Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

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