Flag burning is iconoclasm.
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Iconoclasm
/aɪˈkɒnəˌklæzəm/
Synonyms for "iconoclasm" (6 found)
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Noun(2 words)
belief challengedogma critique
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Noun(1 words)
image destruction
Related words (3)
Noun(3 words)
image prohibitionintellectual dissenttradition critique
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6 entriesByzantine iconoclasmProtestant iconoclasmacademic iconoclasmcultural iconoclasmpolitical iconoclasmreligious iconoclasm
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6 entriesByzantine iconoclasmProtestant iconoclasmartistic iconoclasmcultural iconoclasmiconoclasm movementreligious iconoclasm
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Finally, “iconoclasm” is a form of desecration and shares its general intention to deny the sacred qualities of an image and to demonstrate that it has no power, to prevent it from being treated as an idol or a rival to God.¹⁴ But not all forms of desecration constitute iconoclasm, though iconoclasm is always a form of desecration.
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