Classification according to general type

• Study of symbols
• Study of symbolism

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Typology (in urban planning and architecture) is the taxonomic classification of (usually physical) characteristics commonly found in buildings and urban places, according to their association with different categories, such as intensity of development ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"doctrine of symbols," 1845, from Greek typos (see type (n.)) + -logy . Related: Typological ; typologically .

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ language typology EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Competition entrants are asked to look at how to transform the tower block typology into a new type of community. ▪ None the less, it would be unwise to conclude that all areas ...

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Typology \Ty*pol"o*gy\, n. [Type + -logy.] (Theol.) A discourse or treatise on types. (Theol.) The doctrine of types.