Iconoclasm

Definitions

1. The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives.
   countable, uncountable
2. A challenge to a widely held belief, tradition or cherished institution.
   countable, figuratively, uncountable

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Examples

“Finally, “iconoclasm” is a form⟳ of desecration and shares its general intention to deny⟳ the sacred qualities of an image and to demonstrate⟳ that it has no power, to prevent⟳ it from being treated as an idol or a rival to God.¹⁴ But not all forms of desecration constitute iconoclasm, though iconoclasm is always a form⟳ of desecration.”

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