"aniconism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ænˈaɪkənɪzəm/
Etymology: From an- + icon + -ism. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|an|icon|ism}} an- + icon + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} aniconism (uncountable)
  1. A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped. Tags: uncountable Translations (conviction that artists should not depict religious figures): 無偶像主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 无偶像主义 (wú'ǒuxiàngzhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), 無偶像論 (Chinese Mandarin), 无偶像论 (wú'ǒuxiànglùn) (Chinese Mandarin), aniconisme [neuter] (Dutch), anikonismi (Finnish), aniconisme [masculine] (French), aniconismo [masculine] (Portuguese), aniconismo [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-aniconism-en-noun-gCD-~S5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with an-, English terms suffixed with -ism, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with an-: 55 45 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 76 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 82 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 87 13 Disambiguation of 'conviction that artists should not depict religious figures': 91 9
  2. More broadly, a prohibition against all forms of visual artwork and photography. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-aniconism-en-noun-nZxXBacK Categories (other): English terms prefixed with an- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with an-: 55 45
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: aniconic, aniconist, iconism, iconoclasm
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