iconoclasm
English
Etymology
From iconoclast.
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
- iconoclast
- iconoclastic
Translations
belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons
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by extension: attacking cherished beliefs
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See also
- aniconism
References
- iconoclasm in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911
- iconoclasm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
Romanian
Etymology
From French iconoclasme.
Noun
iconoclasm n (uncountable)
- iconoclasm
Declension
declension of iconoclasm (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) iconoclasm | iconoclasmul |
genitive/dative | (unui) iconoclasm | iconoclasmului |
vocative | iconoclasmule |