3 sentences with 'iconoclasm'

Example sentences and phrases with the word iconoclasm and other words derived from it.


« One of the greatest religious controversies in the history of Christianity was iconoclasm, the breaking or destruction of icons. »
« The conundrum that drove iconoclasm was simple: if Byzantium was the holiest of states, watched over by the Virgin Mary and ruled by emperors who were "beloved of God", why was the empire declining? »
« After the iconoclasm, the leaders of the orthodox church, the patriarchs of Constantinople, claimed that innovations in Christian theology or practice were heresies. This attitude extended to secular learning as well - it was acceptable to study classical literature and even philosophy, but new forms of philosophy and academic innovation were considered dangerous. »

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