noun
- the worship of images or icons
Usage: formal; religious
Examples
- The early Christian church debated whether iconolatry was appropriate in worship.
- Some religious reformers condemned iconolatry as a form of idolatry.
- The Byzantine Empire was divided over the issue of iconolatry for centuries.
- Critics argued that iconolatry distracted believers from true spiritual devotion.
- The practice of iconolatry varies significantly among different Christian denominations.
- Medieval theologians wrote extensively about the dangers of iconolatry.