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Answer for the clue "The worship of sacred images ", 10 letters:
iconolatry

Word definitions for iconolatry in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Iconolatry : from the two Greek terms eikon , denoting simply a picture or image, and latreia , to adore. See icon . Icon in Greek simply denotes a picture but has now come to be closely associated with religious art used by the Orthodox and Roman Catholic ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The worship of images as symbols.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Iconolatry \I`co*nol"a*try\, n. [See Iconolater .] The worship of images as symbols; -- distinguished from idolatry , the worship of images themselves.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the worship of sacred images