iconoclasm

Plural: iconoclasms

Noun

• the orientation of an iconoclast
• The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives.
• A challenge to a widely held belief, tradition or cherished institution.

Synonyms

iconomachy, idoloclasm

Antonyms

iconodulism, iconoduly, iconoplasm

Related Words

aniconism, iconoclast, iconoclastic, iconoclastically, iconoclasticism, iconophobia