Meaning of aniconist | Babel Free

Definitions

A proponent of aniconism.

Examples

“As can be legitimately surmised the aniconists must have⟳ rejected those texts which to them appeared to support⟳ Iconolatory, but from the point⟳ of view⟳ of the evolution of Jaina thought the texts rejected by them deserve⟳ as serious notice⟳ as those accepted by them.”

“But idolatry means more than iconism. It is a polemical term which expresses a strong cultural/religious abomination and anxiety. With the term "idolatry," the "aniconists" refer⟳ to the "iconists" as the group where the strongest menace resides.”

“According to the aniconists, images idolize the world and blind the eyes from being able to look⟳ beyond the world and focus⟳ on the creator.”

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