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What (who) is ICONOCLAST - definition
![Saint Benedict's monks destroy an image of [[Apollo]], worshiped in the Roman Empire](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/2014-07-28 iconoclast.jpg?width=200 "Saint Benedict's monks destroy an image of [[Apollo]], worshiped in the Roman Empire")
![[[Amun]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Amun.JPG?width=200 "[[Amun]]")
![Demolition of the [[Cathedral of Christ the Saviour]], [[Moscow]], 5 December 1931](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Christ saviour explosion.jpg?width=200 "Demolition of the [[Cathedral of Christ the Saviour]], [[Moscow]], 5 December 1931")
![pages=75–76}}</ref><br />[[National Portrait Gallery, London]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ed and pope.png?width=200 "pages=75–76}}</ref><br />[[National Portrait Gallery, London]]")
![The [[Sons of Liberty]] pulling down the statue of [[George III of the United Kingdom]] on [[Bowling Green (New York City)]], 1776](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Johannes Adam Simon Oertel Pulling Down the Statue of King George III, N.Y.C. ca. 1859.jpg?width=200 "The [[Sons of Liberty]] pulling down the statue of [[George III of the United Kingdom]] on [[Bowling Green (New York City)]], 1776")
![British rule]] which were destroyed after Ireland became independent.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/King William Statue 1.jpg?width=200 "British rule]] which were destroyed after Ireland became independent.")
![''[[Looting]] of the Churches of [[Lyon]] by the [[Calvinists]] in 1562'' by [[Antoine Caron]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Le Sac de Lyon par les Réformés - Vers1565.jpg?width=200 "''[[Looting]] of the Churches of [[Lyon]] by the [[Calvinists]] in 1562'' by [[Antoine Caron]].")
![destroy a statue]] of [[Saddam Hussein]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SaddamStatue.jpg?width=200 "destroy a statue]] of [[Saddam Hussein]].")
![[[St. Helen's Gate]] in [[Cospicua]], [[Malta]], which had its marble coat of arms defaced during the [[French occupation of Malta]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/St Helen Gate.jpg?width=200 "[[St. Helen's Gate]] in [[Cospicua]], [[Malta]], which had its marble coat of arms defaced during the [[French occupation of Malta]]")
![Extent (in blue) of the [[Beeldenstorm]] through the [[Spanish Netherlands]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Tachtigjarigeoorlog-1566.png?width=200 "Extent (in blue) of the [[Beeldenstorm]] through the [[Spanish Netherlands]]")
![Destruction of religious images by the Reformed in [[Zurich]], 1524.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Destruction of icons in Zurich 1524.jpg?width=200 "Destruction of religious images by the Reformed in [[Zurich]], 1524.")
![Remains of Calvinist iconoclasm, Clocher Saint-Barthélémy, [[La Rochelle]], France.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Iconoclasm Clocher Saint Barthelemy south side La Rochelle.jpg?width=200 "Remains of Calvinist iconoclasm, Clocher Saint-Barthélémy, [[La Rochelle]], France.")
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![The [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]] was repeatedly destroyed by Islamic invaders such as [[Qutb al-Din Aibak]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Temple Of Vishveshwur Benares by James Prinsep 1834 (cropped).jpg?width=200 "The [[Kashi Vishwanath Temple]] was repeatedly destroyed by Islamic invaders such as [[Qutb al-Din Aibak]].")
![Ruins of the [[Martand Sun Temple]]. The temple was destroyed on the orders of Muslim Sultan [[Sikandar Butshikan]] in the early 15th century, with demolition lasting a year.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sun temple martand indogreek.jpg?width=200 "Ruins of the [[Martand Sun Temple]]. The temple was destroyed on the orders of Muslim Sultan [[Sikandar Butshikan]] in the early 15th century, with demolition lasting a year.")
![The armies of Delhi Sultanate led by Muslim Commander [[Malik Kafur]] plundered the [[Meenakshi Temple]] and looted it of its valuables.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Temple de Mînâkshî01.jpg?width=200 "The armies of Delhi Sultanate led by Muslim Commander [[Malik Kafur]] plundered the [[Meenakshi Temple]] and looted it of its valuables.")
![Sultan of Delhi]] [[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]] between 1200 and 1210, and it was destroyed by the [[Allauddin Khilji]] in 1298.](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rani ki vav1.jpg?width=200 "Sultan of Delhi]] [[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]] between 1200 and 1210, and it was destroyed by the [[Allauddin Khilji]] in 1298.")
![Artistic rendition of the Kirtistambh at [[Rudra Mahalaya Temple]]. The temple was destroyed by [[Alauddin Khalji]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Elevation of Kirtistambh Rudramahalaya Sidhpur Gujarat India.jpg?width=200 "Artistic rendition of the Kirtistambh at [[Rudra Mahalaya Temple]]. The temple was destroyed by [[Alauddin Khalji]].")
![Sparks with [[Daymond John]] at blueprint+co](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CLinton Sparks Daymond John.jpg?width=200 "Sparks with [[Daymond John]] at blueprint+co")
![Drake]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Clinton Sparks with Drake.jpg?width=200 "Drake]]")
Wikipedia
Iconoclasm (from Greek: εἰκών, eikṓn, 'figure, icon' + κλάω, kláō, 'to break') is the social belief in the importance of the destruction of icons and other images or monuments, most frequently for religious or political reasons. People who engage in or support iconoclasm are called iconoclasts, a term that has come to be figuratively applied to any individual who challenges "cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the grounds that they are erroneous or pernicious."
Conversely, one who reveres or venerates religious images is called (by iconoclasts) an iconolater; in a Byzantine context, such a person is called an iconodule or iconophile. Iconoclasm does not generally encompass the destruction of the images of a specific ruler after his or her death or overthrow, a practice better known as damnatio memoriae.
While iconoclasm may be carried out by adherents of a different religion, it is more commonly the result of sectarian disputes between factions of the same religion. The term originates from the Byzantine Iconoclasm, the struggles between proponents and opponents of religious icons in the Byzantine Empire from 726 to 842 AD. Degrees of iconoclasm vary greatly among religions and their branches, but are strongest in religions which oppose idolatry, including the Abrahamic religions. Outside of the religious context, iconoclasm can refer to movements for widespread destruction in symbols of an ideology or cause, such as the destruction of monarchist symbols during the French Revolution.
