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iconomachy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
icono-machy
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hostility to images as objects of worship.

Uncountable

Etymology

From Ancient Greek εἰκονομαχία (eikonomakhía), from εἰκών (eikṓn, "likeness, image, portrait") and -μαχία (-makhía, "battle, fight"), literally meaning "war against images" or "war on icons".

Usage

Derived Forms

iconomachist

Frequently Paired Words

iconomach iconomachic

Questions

What does iconomachy mean?
Hostility to images as objects of worship.
Where does iconomachy come from?
From Ancient Greek εἰκονομαχία (eikonomakhía), from εἰκών (eikṓn, "likeness, image, portrait") and -μαχία (-makhía, "battle, fight"), literally meaning "war against images" or "war on icons".

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