Iconoclasm
E76416
Byzantine controversy
Christian iconoclastic movement
Christian theological dispute
church council
ecumenical council
phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm
political conflict
religious controversy
theological doctrine
Iconoclasm was a major religious and political controversy in the Byzantine Empire centered on the rejection and destruction of religious images and icons.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Iconoclasm canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iconoclasm Context triple: [Byzantine Empire, event, Iconoclasm]
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A.
Iconoclastic Fury
Iconoclastic Fury was a wave of Protestant mob attacks on Catholic churches and religious images in the Low Countries in 1566, which helped ignite the broader conflict of the Eighty Years' War.
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B.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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C.
Iconoclastic Fury of 1566
The Iconoclastic Fury of 1566 was a wave of Calvinist-inspired attacks on Catholic churches and religious images across the Low Countries that helped ignite the Dutch Revolt against Spanish Habsburg rule.
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D.
On Contradiction
"On Contradiction" is a 1937 philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that systematically applies and develops Marxist dialectical materialism to analyze the nature and role of contradictions in social and historical processes.
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E.
Fidei Defensor
Fidei Defensor is a Latin title historically granted to English monarchs, meaning "Defender of the Faith," and signifies their role as protectors of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Iconoclasm Target entity description: Iconoclasm was a major religious and political controversy in the Byzantine Empire centered on the rejection and destruction of religious images and icons.
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A.
Iconoclastic Fury
Iconoclastic Fury was a wave of Protestant mob attacks on Catholic churches and religious images in the Low Countries in 1566, which helped ignite the broader conflict of the Eighty Years' War.
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B.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
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C.
Iconoclastic Fury of 1566
The Iconoclastic Fury of 1566 was a wave of Calvinist-inspired attacks on Catholic churches and religious images across the Low Countries that helped ignite the Dutch Revolt against Spanish Habsburg rule.
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D.
On Contradiction
"On Contradiction" is a 1937 philosophical essay by Mao Zedong that systematically applies and develops Marxist dialectical materialism to analyze the nature and role of contradictions in social and historical processes.
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E.
Fidei Defensor
Fidei Defensor is a Latin title historically granted to English monarchs, meaning "Defender of the Faith," and signifies their role as protectors of the Christian faith.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Byzantine controversy
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Christian iconoclastic movement ⓘ Christian theological dispute ⓘ church council ⓘ ecumenical council ⓘ phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ phase of Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ political conflict ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ religious controversy ⓘ theological doctrine ⓘ |
| country |
Byzantine Empire
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Byzantine Empire ⓘ Byzantine Empire ⓘ |
| endTime |
787
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843 ⓘ 843 ⓘ |
| etymology | from Greek eikon (image) and klasma (breaking) ⓘ |
| hasCause |
imperial policy
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theological objections to idolatry ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
destruction of religious images
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development of Byzantine theology of images ⓘ persecution of iconodules ⓘ political conflict between emperor and church ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Byzantine Iconoclasm
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surface form:
First Iconoclast Period
Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ
surface form:
Second Iconoclast Period
|
| influenced | later Protestant iconoclasm ⓘ |
| location |
Constantinople (probable)
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surface form:
Constantinople
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| mainTopicOf | Byzantine Iconoclasm ⓘ |
| notableWork |
initiation of imperial iconoclastic policy
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promotion of iconoclasm ⓘ renewal of iconoclastic policies ⓘ support for restoration of icons ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
iconodules
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monastic communities ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
religious images
ⓘ
veneration of icons ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Byzantine emperor
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Byzantine emperor ⓘ Byzantine emperor ⓘ Byzantine empress ⓘ restored veneration of icons ⓘ supported iconoclasm ⓘ |
| religion |
Eastern Christianity
ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodoxy
|
| significantEvent |
Council of Hieria
ⓘ
Second Council of Nicaea ⓘ |
| significantPerson |
Constantine V
ⓘ
Empress Irene of Athens ⓘ
surface form:
Irene of Athens
Leo III the Isaurian ⓘ Theophilus (emperor) ⓘ |
| startTime |
726
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726 ⓘ 814 ⓘ |
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Subject: Iconoclasm Description of subject: Iconoclasm was a major religious and political controversy in the Byzantine Empire centered on the rejection and destruction of religious images and icons.
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