iconoclasm
English edit
Etymology edit
From iconoclast.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
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. [1797[1]]
- Synonym: iconomachy
- Antonym: iconodulism
- Hypernym: desecration
- (figurative) A challenge to a widely held belief, tradition or cherished institution. [1858[1]]
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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 edit
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “iconoclasm”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
- “iconoclasm”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “iconoclasm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French iconoclasme.
Noun edit
iconoclasm n (uncountable)
Declension edit
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 |