anti-idolatry
Opposing false gods
Anti-idolatry describes opposition to the worship of idols, images, or anything other than God.
The concept is central to Abrahamic religions, which prohibit devotion to graven images or false gods.
Anti-idolatry movements have historically led to iconoclasm—the destruction of religious images and statues: The reformers' anti-idolatry fervor stripped churches of their artwork.
Attacking revered traditions
- monotheismBelief in one god
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
- graven imagesCarved objects of worship
Abrahamic · worship · false gods · blasphemy · sacrilege · heresy · covenant · scripture
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- personality cultOrganized glorification of ruler
- fanaticismObsessive, unreasoning dedication
obsession · blind devotion · hero worship · cult of personality · propaganda · deification · reverence · adulation
Connection or fondness
- mayaPhenomenal world's deceptive nature
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- transcendenceSurpassing usual limits
impermanence · non-attachment · emptiness · liberation · enlightenment · discernment · wisdom · critique
Attacker of cherished beliefs
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- PuritanEnglish Protestant simplifier
- CalvinistPredestination theology adherent
- whitewashingConcealing unpleasant facts
Protestant · cleansing · simplicity · austerity · plainness · Knox · Cromwell · dissenter
iconoclasm
Attacking revered traditions
- monotheismBelief in one god
- commandmentAuthoritative rule to obey
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
graven images · Abrahamic · worship · false gods · blasphemy · sacrilege · heresy · covenant · scripture · deity
consumerism
Preoccupation with acquiring goods
- materialismPrioritizing goods over spirit
- nationalismDevotion to one's country
- personality cultOrganized glorification of ruler
fanaticism · obsession · blind devotion · hero worship · cult of personality · propaganda · deification · reverence · adulation · fetishism
attachment
Connection or fondness
- mayaPhenomenal world's deceptive nature
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
transcendence · impermanence · non-attachment · emptiness · liberation · enlightenment · discernment · wisdom · critique · skepticism
iconoclast
Attacker of cherished beliefs
- ReformationReligious movement splitting Christianity
- PuritanEnglish Protestant simplifier
- CalvinistPredestination theology adherent
whitewashing · Protestant · cleansing · simplicity · austerity · plainness · Knox · Cromwell · dissenter · nonconformist
anti-idolatryidolatry
Veneration of false gods
idol worship · veneration · fetishism · pagan worship · relic worship
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