iconophobic

I1C3O1N1O1P3H4O1B3I1C3
UK/ʌɪkɒnəˈfəʊbɪk/

adjective

Disliking or opposing images, especially religious icons.

Scrabble 22
Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

adjectiveiconophobic (comparative more iconophobic, superlative most iconophobic)

comparative more iconophobic · superlative most iconophobic

  1. Disliking or opposing images, especially religious icons.

    Although nothing came of the scheme, it is one reminder among many that Protestants might hate idolatrous Spanish Catholics more than they did iconophobic Muslims.

    2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 717

Origin

From icono- + -phobic.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

Source: iconophobic on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.