iconophile
- noun
- /ˌaɪkəˈnɒfaɪl/
- Specialized
:
iconófilo
- An iconophile values the role of images in enhancing spiritual experiences during worship.
Examples
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The story was frequently invoked by iconophiles during the sixteenth-century image controversy as an example of the use of images in archaic Christian times.
Academic text (2005) -
Marie-France Auzpy has correctly argued that the legend was developed in order to justify Empress Eirene's placement of such an icon for the first time during the iconophile interim period, 787-814.
Academic text (2006) -
In Byzantine iconophile writings, the legitimacy of the icon is frequently argued on the basis of the imperial coin.
Academic text (2006) -
The iconophiles believed to be the image itself, la vera icona, the Veronica, the flesh of every image that stakes a legitimate claim to the name art.
Academic text (1998) -
As an iconophile, she believes that religious icons can deepen one's connection to faith.
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The iconophile community defends the use of sacred images in churches as essential to worship.
Synonyms
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A person who worships images or statues as gods
A person who prays to a statue or object as if it were a god
A person who likes someone too much and ignores their faults
Antonyms
How Supportive
- Specialized
817
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Iconophile comes from icon ('image') and -phile ('lover'), so it literally means 'image-lover'. In a religious sense, an iconophile is a person who supports and loves the use of sacred images in worship.