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An '''Iconodule''', (also '''Iconophile''') is one who supports or is in favor of using religious images, specifically [[icon]]s. Those who oppose the use of icons are called '''Iconoclasts'''[[iconoclasm|iconoclasts]]. The word iconodule comes from the Greek ''eikono-doulus'' meaning “one who serves images”.
The word was applied to those Orthodox Christians during the eighth and ninth centuries who defended the use of icons in opposition to the iconoclasts who were against their use. This dispute arose generally over the literal interpretation of the [[Ten Commandments]] that forbid the making and worshipping of “graven images” and during the rise of the teachings of Muhammad.