"iconolatry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌaɪ.kəˈnɒ.lə.triː/ [UK], /ˌaɪ.kəˈnɒ.lə.tɹi/ [US] Forms: iconolatries [plural]
enPR: ī′-kə-nä′-lə-trē [US] Etymology: From icono- + -latry. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|icono-|-latry}} icono- + -latry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} iconolatry (countable and uncountable, plural iconolatries)
  1. The use of images as symbols that provide an inspiration and aid to worship. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (worship of images as symbols): kuvainpalvonta (Finnish), Ikonolatrie [feminine] (German), Bilderanbetung [feminine] (German), Bilderkult [masculine] (German), Bilderverehrung [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-iconolatry-en-noun-CcJZmaew Categories (other): English terms prefixed with icono- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with icono-: 57 43 Disambiguation of 'worship of images as symbols': 99 1
  2. The veneration of celebrities. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-iconolatry-en-noun-WUrgimUF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -latry, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -latry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 93 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: icon, iconoclasm, iconoclast, iconolater

Inflected forms

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