iconodule

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noun

A person who supports the veneration of religious icons; an iconophile or iconodulist

Opposite
iconoclast
OriginAncient Greek εἰκονόδουλος →
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Meanings

nouniconodule (plural iconodules)

plural iconodules

  1. A person who supports the veneration of religious icons; an iconophile or iconodulist

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
iconoclast

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekεἰκονόδουλος
  2. Englishiconodule

Borrowed from Ancient Greek εἰκονόδουλος (eikonódoulos), a compound of εἰκών (eikṓn, “likeness, image, portrait”) + δοῦλος (doûlos, “slave”).

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Translations

Finnish ikonoduuli
  • ikonoduuliperson who supports the veneration of religious icons
French iconodule
  • iconoduleperson who supports the veneration of religious icons
German Bilderverehrer
  • Bilderverehrerperson who supports the veneration of religious icons
Portuguese iconódulo
  • iconóduloperson who supports the veneration of religious icons
Spanish iconódulo
  • iconóduloperson who supports the veneration of religious icons

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

leuconoid
Cite this entry
APA

iconodule. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconodule

MLA

“iconodule.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconodule. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iconodule,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconodule.

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