iconolatry

• Verehrung von heiligen Bildern, Ikonen oder Symbolen; bildlicher Gottesdienst.

The worship of sacred images, icons, or symbols.

unzählbar

1. Worship of imagesC2formal

   The practice or religious veneration of sacred images, icons, or representations.

   Ikonenverehrung

   • The ancient tradition of iconolatry was central to their rituals.
   • Scholars debate the role of iconolatry in Byzantine Christianity.
   • Iconolatry is often contrasted with iconoclasm, the rejection of images.
   • The church council condemned excessive iconolatry as idolatry.

   Synonymeidolatry

   Antonymeiconoclasm