iconoclasm

== English == === Etymology === From iconoclast. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /aɪˈkɒnəˌklæzəm/ === Noun === 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] Synonyms: iconomachy, idoloclasm Antonyms: iconodulism, iconoduly, iconoplasm Hypernym: desecration (figurative) A challenge to a widely held belief, tradition or cherished institution. [1858] ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== iconoclast iconoclastic iconoclastically iconoclasticism iconophobia ==== Translations ==== === See also === aniconism === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “iconoclasm”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “iconoclasm”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French iconoclasme. === Noun === iconoclasm n (uncountable) iconoclasm ==== Declension ====