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偶像破壊 (guuzouhakai) Japanese meaning: iconoclasm | Kotomora
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The iconoclastic movement caused fierce controversy in the Byzantine Empire.
His new theory can be described as an iconoclasm against traditional economics.
Kanji 偶 accidentally, even number, couple 壊 demolition, break, destroy Related words 偶ぐう 像ぞう Means 'idol' or 'image'; 偶像破壊 specifically refers to the act of destroying or rejecting such idols.
破は 壊かい Means 'destruction'; 偶像破壊 combines this with 'idol' to form a compound with a specific historical and metaphorical meaning.
Etymology Compound of 偶像 (idol, image) and 破壊 (destruction). The term is a direct translation of the Western concept of iconoclasm, likely coined in the modern era to describe historical religious movements and later extended metaphorically.
