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noun - the orientation of an iconoclast
The beliefs, practices, or doctrine of an iconoclast.
ICONOCLASM - Iconoclasm is the social belief in the importance of the destruction of icons and other images or monuments, most frequently for religious or politic...
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| From the Greek for "image breaking", it was opposition to the use of Christian religious images in churches |
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Iconoclasm is the social belief in the importance of the destruction of icons and other images or monuments, most frequently for religious or political reasons. People who engage in or support iconoclasm are called iconoclasts, a term that has come to be applied figuratively to any individual who challenges "cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the grounds that they are erroneous or pernicious".Conversely, one who reveres or venerates religious images is called (by iconoclasts) an iconolater; in a Byzantine context, such a person is called an iconodule or iconophile. * The term does not generally encompass the specific destruction of images of a ruler after his death or overthrow (damnatio memoriae). * Iconoclasm may be carried out by people of a different religion, but is often the result of sectarian disputes between factions of the same religion. Within Christianity, iconoclasm has generally been motivated by those who adopt a literal interpretation of the Ten Commandments, wh |