aniconic

[ an-ahy-kon-ik ]

/ ˌæn aɪˈkɒn ɪk /

adjective

not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.: an aniconic religion.

not forming an image.

of or relating to aniconism.

Origin of aniconic

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

Words nearby aniconic

Aniakchak, Aniakchak Crater, anianiau, anicca, Anicetus, aniconic, aniconism, anicteric virus hepatitis, anigh, Anik, anil

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Example sentences from the Web for aniconic

This is not necessarily the case with the worshipper of aniconic or unshaped gods.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
The question arises: must the stage of aniconic gods historically precede and lead up to that of pictures and images?
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various
Here then in the most marked manner the aniconic sacrament has ousted pictures and statues.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for aniconic

aniconic

/ (ˌænaɪˈkɒnɪk) /

adjective

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

Word Origin for aniconic

C19: from an- + iconic

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单词	aniconic
释义	aniconic [ an-ahy-kon-ik ] / ˌæn aɪˈkɒn ɪk / adjective not employing or permitting images, idols, etc.: an aniconic religion. not forming an image. of or relating to aniconism. Origin of aniconic First recorded in 1890–95; an-¹ + iconic Words nearby aniconic Aniakchak, Aniakchak Crater, anianiau, anicca, Anicetus, aniconic, aniconism, anicteric virus hepatitis, anigh, Anik, anil Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for aniconic This is not necessarily the case with the worshipper of aniconic or unshaped gods. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various The question arises: must the stage of aniconic gods historically precede and lead up to that of pictures and images? Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various Here then in the most marked manner the aniconic sacrament has ousted pictures and statues. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 14, Slice 3\|Various British Dictionary definitions for aniconic aniconic / (ˌænaɪˈkɒnɪk) / adjective (of images of deities, symbols, etc) not portrayed in a human or animal form Word Origin for aniconic C19: from an- + iconic Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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