iconomachy en · NOUN
Etymology
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".
Meanings
- (uncountable) Hostility to images as objects of worship.