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iconolatry (s) (noun), iconolatries (pl)
The worshiping of religious images rather than of what they represent: Iconolatry is the veneration or a profound reverence and respect of images or artistic pictures.

The icon in Greek simply denotes a picture; however, it has now come to be closely associated with religious art used by the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches.

Image worship.
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This entry is located in the following units: icono-, icon- (page 3) -olatry, -latry, -olater-, -later, -olatress, -latress, -olatria, -olatrous, -latrous (page 4)