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Iconolatry (Greek: εἰκών, eikon, 'picture or image', + λατρεία, latreia, 'veritable (full) worship or adoration') designates the idolatric worship or adoration of icons. In the history of Christianity, iconolatry was manifested mainly in popular worship, as a superstitious belief in the divine nature of icons. It was practiced as a direct adoration of icons, and other objects representing various saints, angels and the God. One of extreme practices of iconolatry was scraping parts of icons into the Holy Communion.

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  • Iconolatry (Greek: εἰκών, eikon, 'picture or image', + λατρεία, latreia, 'veritable (full) worship or adoration') designates the idolatric worship or adoration of icons. In the history of Christianity, iconolatry was manifested mainly in popular worship, as a superstitious belief in the divine nature of icons. It was practiced as a direct adoration of icons, and other objects representing various saints, angels and the God. One of extreme practices of iconolatry was scraping parts of icons into the Holy Communion. Iconolatry is the opposite of iconoclasm, and also should not be confused with iconophilia, designating the moderate veneration of icons. Both extreme positions, iconolatry and iconoclasm, were rejected in 787 by the Second Council of Nicaea, being the seventh Ecumenical Council. The Council decided that holy icons should not be destroyed, as was advocated and practiced by the Byzantine iconoclasm, nor veritable (full) worshiped or adored (Greek: ἀληθινήν λατρείαν; Latin: veram latriam), as was practiced by iconolatry, but to be only venerated as symbolic representations of God, angels, or saints. (en)
  • Kult obrazów, kult wizerunków, ikonolatria – element kultu religijnego większości religii przejawiający się wykorzystaniem materialnych wytworów kultury – sztuk plastycznych – w różnorakich przejawach indywidualnego i grupowego życia religijnego. W węższym, ale powszechniejszym rozumieniu termin odnosi się do elementu doktryny chrześcijańskiej. (pl)
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  • Kult obrazów, kult wizerunków, ikonolatria – element kultu religijnego większości religii przejawiający się wykorzystaniem materialnych wytworów kultury – sztuk plastycznych – w różnorakich przejawach indywidualnego i grupowego życia religijnego. W węższym, ale powszechniejszym rozumieniu termin odnosi się do elementu doktryny chrześcijańskiej. (pl)
  • Iconolatry (Greek: εἰκών, eikon, 'picture or image', + λατρεία, latreia, 'veritable (full) worship or adoration') designates the idolatric worship or adoration of icons. In the history of Christianity, iconolatry was manifested mainly in popular worship, as a superstitious belief in the divine nature of icons. It was practiced as a direct adoration of icons, and other objects representing various saints, angels and the God. One of extreme practices of iconolatry was scraping parts of icons into the Holy Communion. (en)
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  • Iconolatry (en)
  • Kult obrazów (pl)
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