iconoclast
[ ahy-kon-uh-klast ]
/ aɪˈkɒn əˌklæst /
noun
a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration.
Origin of iconoclast
1590–1600; < Medieval Latin
īconoclastēs < Medieval Greek
eikonoklástēs, equivalent to Greek
eikono-
icono- +
-klastēs breaker, equivalent to
klas- (variant stem of
klân to break) +
-tēs agent noun suffix
SYNONYMS FOR iconoclast
OTHER WORDS FROM iconoclast
i·con·o·clas·tic, adjectiveWords nearby iconoclast
iconic,
iconic memory,
iconium,
icono-,
iconoclasm,
iconoclast,
iconoclastic,
iconographic,
iconography,
iconolatry,
iconology
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British Dictionary definitions for iconoclast
iconoclast
/ (aɪˈkɒnəˌklæst) /
noun
a person who attacks established or traditional concepts, principles, laws, etc
- a destroyer of religious images or sacred objects
- an adherent of the heretical movement within the Greek Orthodox Church from 725 to 842 ad, which aimed at the destruction of icons and religious images
Derived forms of iconoclast
iconoclastic, adjective iconoclastically, adverbWord Origin for iconoclast
C16: from Late Latin
iconoclastes, from Late Greek
eikonoklastes, from
eikōn icon +
klastēs breaker