different between aniconism vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

an- +? icon +? -ism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æn?a?k?n?z?m/

Noun

aniconism (uncountable)

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

Related terms

• aniconic
• aniconist
• iconism

Translations

See also

• iconoclasm

Anagrams

• insomniac

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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