Usually means: Avoidance or prohibition of images.
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  1. aniconism: Merriam-Webster
  2. aniconism: Collins English Dictionary
  3. aniconism: Wiktionary
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  6. Aniconism: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  7. aniconism: TheFreeDictionary.com
  8. aniconism: Merriam-Webster

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  1. Encyclopedia of the Orient (No longer online)

Definitions from Wiktionary (aniconism)

noun:  A prohibition against artists depicting religious figures such as divinities, prophets, or anything that can be worshiped.
noun:  More broadly, a prohibition against all forms of visual artwork and photography.

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