iconomachy
Meanings
noun
- Hostility to images as objects of worship.
Word forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek εἰκονομαχία (eikonomakhía), from εἰκών (eikṓn, "likeness, image, portrait") and -μαχία (-makhía, "battle, fight"), literally meaning "war against images" or "war on icons".
Derived words
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