iconolatry

• Vénération ou culte rendu aux images sacrées, aux icônes ou aux symboles religieux.

The worship of sacred images, icons, or symbols.

indénombrable

1. Worship of imagesC2formal

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

   Iconolâtrie

   • 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.

   Synonymesidolatry

   Antonymesiconoclasm