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.
Words nearby aniconic
aniakchak,
aniakchak crater,
anianiau,
anicca,
anicetus,
aniconic,
aniconism,
anicteric virus hepatitis,
anigh,
anik,
anil
Example sentences from the Web for aniconic
This is not necessarily the case with the worshipper of aniconic or unshaped gods.
The question arises: must the stage of aniconic gods historically precede and lead up to that of pictures and images?
Here then in the most marked manner the aniconic sacrament has ousted pictures and statues.
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