iconomachy

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noun

Hostility to images as objects of worship.

Scrabble 22

Meanings

nouniconomachy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableHostility to images as objects of worship.

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Origin

From Ancient Greek εἰκονομαχία (eikonomakhía), from εἰκών (eikṓn, "likeness, image, portrait") and -μαχία (-makhía, "battle, fight"), literally meaning "war against images" or "war on icons".

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iconomachy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconomachy

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“iconomachy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconomachy. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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