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“iconoclasm”
1. A challenge to or overturning of traditional beliefs, customs, and values: The iconoclasm of Adam's views made him unpopular.
2. The destruction of religious images used in worship, or opposition to their use in religious services: It is obvious that the person who broke into the church was bent on iconoclasm, destroying the symbols of the religion which he or she was convinced were spiritually wrong.
2. The destruction of religious images used in worship, or opposition to their use in religious services: It is obvious that the person who broke into the church was bent on iconoclasm, destroying the symbols of the religion which he or she was convinced were spiritually wrong.
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