English Explanatory Dictionary

chromoclasm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The elimination or reduction of colorfulness for religious reasons.

Word forms

chromoclasm

Etymology

Coined by Michel Pastoureau as Blend of chroma + iconoclasm

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