OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 55922

iconolatry

/ˌaɪ.kəˈnɒ.lə.triː/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
iconolatría
The use of images as symbols that provide an inspiration and aid to worship.
Illegitimate iconolatry is an image consecrated to the worship of God but not prescribed by the Biblical ritual, e.g., the golden calf. The injunction against the use of illegitima…
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 taug…
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