Image-breaking

  • 31Iconoclasm (Byzantine) — Iconoclasm, Greek for image breaking , is the deliberate destruction within a culture of the culture s own religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually for religious or political motives. It is a frequent component of major domestic… …

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  • 32icon —   n. sacred or monumental image, statue, painting, etc.; picture on computer monitor to represent command.    ♦ iconic, a.    ♦ iconism, n. worship of images.    ♦ iconoclasm, n. image breaking; attacking of established beliefs.    ♦ iconoclast,… …

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  • 33Rambler Marlin — The Marlin can claim to be the first mid sized fastback car made in the United States during the sixties. Built by American Motors Corporation (AMC) from 1965 to 1967, it was a halo car for the company. It had an exceptional array of standard… …

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  • 34English Reformation — The English Reformation was the series of events in 16th century England by which the Church of England first broke away from the authority of the Pope and the Roman Catholic Church.These events were, in part, associated with the wider process of …

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  • 35St. Gregory III —     Pope St. Gregory III     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Gregory III     (Reigned 731 741.)     Pope St. Gregory III was the son of a Syrian named John. The date of his birth is not known. His reputation for learning and virtue was so… …

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  • 36Pope St. Gregory III —     Pope St. Gregory III     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope St. Gregory III     (Reigned 731 741.)     Pope St. Gregory III was the son of a Syrian named John. The date of his birth is not known. His reputation for learning and virtue was so… …

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  • 37Iconoclasm — I*con o*clasm, n. [Cf. F. iconoclasme. See {Iconoclast}.] The doctrine or practice of the iconoclasts; image breaking. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 38Iconoclastic — I*con o*clas tic, a. Of or pertaining to the iconoclasts, or to image breaking. Milman …

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  • 39iconoclasm — n. Image breaking …

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  • 40iconoclastic — adj 1. image breaking, bubble bursting; denunciatory, condemning, censuring, aspersive, maligning; critical, carping, faultfinding; oppositional, antagonistic, adversative, challenging. 2. antichristian, antireligious, impious, irreverent,… …

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