iconophobic

English

Etymology

From icono- +‎ -phobic.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ʌɪkɒnəˈfəʊbɪk/

Adjective

iconophobic (comparative more iconophobic, superlative most iconophobic)

  1. Pertaining to those who hate images, especially religious icons.
    • 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin, published 2010, page 717:
      Although nothing came of the scheme, it is one reminder among many that Protestants might hate idolatrous Spanish Catholics more than they did iconophobic Muslims.
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