aniconic

[ an-ahy-kon-ik ]

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

  2. not forming an image.

  1. of or relating to aniconism.

Origin of aniconic

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

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aniconic

/ (ˌænaɪˈkɒnɪk) /


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

Origin of aniconic

1
C19: from an- + iconic

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