aniconism

aniconism

English

Etymology

an- +‎ icon +‎ -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ænˈaɪkənɪzəm/

Noun

aniconism (uncountable)

1. A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped.
2. More broadly, a prohibition against all forms of visual artwork and photography.

Related terms

• aniconic
• aniconist
• iconism

Translations

conviction that artists should not depict religious figures

Chinese: Mandarin: 無偶像主義／无偶像主义 (wú'ǒuxiàngzhǔyì), 無偶像論／无偶像论 (wú'ǒuxiànglùn) Dutch: aniconisme n Finnish: anikonismi French: aniconisme (fr) m Portuguese: aniconismo m Spanish: aniconismo m

See also

• iconoclasm

Anagrams

• insomniac