aniconic

[ an-ahy-kon-ik ]

adjective

1. not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.:

   an aniconic religion.

2. not forming an image.
3. of or relating to aniconism.

aniconic

/ ˌænaɪˈkɒnɪk /

adjective

1. (of images of deities, symbols, etc) not portrayed in a human or animal form

Word History and Origins

Origin of aniconic¹

First recorded in 1890–95; an- ¹ + iconic

Word History and Origins

Origin of aniconic¹

C19: from an- + iconic

Example Sentences

This is not necessarily the case with the worshipper of aniconic or unshaped gods.

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Here then in the most marked manner the aniconic sacrament has ousted pictures and statues.

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The question arises: must the stage of aniconic gods historically precede and lead up to that of pictures and images?

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