iconoclasm

English

Etymology

From iconoclast.

Noun

iconoclasm (countable and uncountable, plural iconoclasms)

  1. The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives.

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References

  • iconoclasm in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • iconoclasm in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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