What does the term iconoclasm describe?

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1. #iconoclasm
2. #literally
3. #recurring
4. #state
5. #break
6. #breaking
7. #means
8. #image
9. #involving
10. #images
11. #destroy
12. #world
13. #church
14. #refers
15. #political
16. #theological
17. #religious
18. #impulse
19. #debate
20. #historical
21. #byzantine
22. #reasons