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Iconoclasm

I-con′o-clasm

,

Noun.

[Cf. F.

iconoclasme

. See

.]

The doctrine or practice of the iconoclasts; image breaking.

Definition 2024

iconoclasm

iconoclasm

English

Noun

iconoclasm ‎(countable and uncountable, plural iconoclasms)

The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives.

Antonyms

iconodulism

Related terms

Translations

belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons

Armenian: պատկերամարտություն (hy) ‎(patkeramartutʿyun)
Chinese:
Mandarin:
Czech: ikonoklasmus (cs) m, obrazoborectví n
Esperanto: ikonoklasmo

Finnish: ikonoklasmi (fi)
French: iconoclasme (fr) m
German: Ikonoklasmus (de) m, Bildersturm (de) m, Bilderstürmerei f
Italian: iconoclastia (it)
Russian: иконоборчество (ru) ‎(ikonoborčestvo)

See also

aniconism

References

iconoclasm in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
iconoclasm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913