iconodule
Also known as iconodulia, iconophilia, icon veneration
Iconodulism (also iconoduly or iconodulia) designates the religious service to icons (kissing and honourable veneration, incense, and candlelight). The term comes from Neoclassical Greek εἰκονόδουλος (eikonodoulos) (from – icon (image) + – servant), meaning "one who serves images (icons)". It is also referred to as iconophilism (also iconophily or iconophilia from – icon (image) + – love) designating a positive attitude towards the religious use of icons. In the history of Christianity, iconodulism (or iconophilism) was manifested as a moderate position, between two extremes: iconoclasm (radic
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Iconodulism (also iconoduly or iconodulia) designates the religious service to icons (kissing and honourable veneration, incense, and candlelight). The term comes from Neoclassical Greek εἰκονόδουλος (eikonodoulos) (from – icon (image) + – servant), meaning "one who serves images (icons)". It is also referred to as iconophilism (also iconophily or iconophilia from – icon (image) + – love) designating a positive attitude towards the religious use of icons. In the history of Christianity, iconodulism (or iconophilism) was manifested as a moderate position, between two extremes: iconoclasm (radical opposition to the use of icons) and iconolatry (idolatric veritable (full) adoration of icons).
==History== thumb|250px|right|Late 14th-early 15th century icon illustrating the Feast of Orthodoxy|"Triumph of Orthodoxy" under the Byzantine empress Theodora over iconoclasm in 843. (National Icon Collection 18, [[British Museum).]]