Iconoclastic (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited.
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All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The Taliban's iconoclastic policies led to the destruction of the ancient Buddha statues in Afghanistan.
- The iconoclastic movement in 16th-century Europe saw the widespread destruction of Catholic images and relics.
- In some interpretations of Islamic law, the creation of images of living beings is considered iconoclastic and therefore forbidden.
- The iconoclastic fervor of the Protestant Reformation led to the smashing of stained glass windows and the destruction of statues in many churches.
- The Byzantine Empire's iconoclastic controversy in the 8th and 9th centuries was marked by the destruction of icons and the persecution of those who venerated them.
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Meaning 2
Characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions.
Classification
All adjective clusters.