Iconoclasm

ī-kon′o-klazm, n. act of breaking images.— n. Icon′oclast , a breaker of images, one opposed to idol-worship, esp. those at the commencement in the Eastern Church, who from the 8th century downwards opposed the use of sacred images, or at least the paying of religious honour to such: any hot antagonist of the beliefs of others.— adj. Iconoclast′ic , pertaining to iconoclasm. [Gr. eikōn , an image, klastēs , a breaker— klan , to break.]