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iconolatry

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10 lettersPronunciation /ˌaɪ.kəˈnɒ.lə.triː/Part of speech nounSorted acilnoortyStarts with IEnds with Y0 clues
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Definitions

  1. the worship of sacred images

Word origin

From icono- + -latry.

Used in a sentence

  • The opponents of iconolatry, the Sthanakavāsīs (i.e. those who worship only in community-houses and not in temples) maintain, on the other hand, that the cult of idols was not taught by the Tirthankaras.
  • The argument for iconolatry is that images aid worship.
  • In the 1950s (his ascent was in 1953), 1960s, 1970s, and possibly beyond, he would surely have commanded supreme admiration, respect, and even iconolatry, especially in his native land.

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