iconomachy
Hostility to images as objects of worshipHostility to images as objects of worship.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)Hostility to images as objects of worship.
Origin
From Ancient Greek εἰκονομαχία (eikonomakhía), from εἰκών (eikṓn, "likeness, image, portraFrom Ancient Greek εἰκονομαχία (eikonomakhía), from εἰκών (eikṓn, "likeness, image, portrait") and -μαχία (-makhía, "battle, fight"), literally meaning "war against images" or "war on icons".
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Word family
3 related wordsDerivediconomachist
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable