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Etymology

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Compound of beeld +‎ -en- +‎ dienst.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈbeːl.də(n)ˌdinst/
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  • Hyphenation: beel‧den‧dienst

Noun

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beeldendienst m (plural beeldendiensten)

  1. (Protestantism, derogatory) idolatry directed at statues (religious worship or veneration of statuary) (often as a derogatory term used against Roman Catholicism)
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