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iconolatry

/ˌʌɪkəˈnɒlətri/

noun
- 1. the worship of icons. derogatory
Word Origin early 17th century: from ecclesiastical Greek eikonolatreia, from eikōn ‘likeness’ + -latria ‘worship’.
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Iconolatry
Iconolatry designates the idolatric worship or the adoration of icons. In the history of Christianity, iconolatry was mainly manifested in popular worship, as freedom of worship while others viewed it as superstitious belief in the divine nature of icons or deities. It was practiced as a focal point on icons, and other deities representing various saints, angels and the God. One of extreme practic... Wikipedia
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