iconoclast
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icon·o·clast

noun \-ˌklast\

Definition of ICONOCLAST

1
: a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration
2
: a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
icon·o·clas·tic \(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈklas-tik\ adjective
icon·o·clas·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of ICONOCLAST

  1. <notorious as an iconoclast, that music critic isn't afraid to go after sacred cows>

Origin of ICONOCLAST

Medieval Latin iconoclastes, from Middle Greek eikonoklastēs, literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break — more at clast
First Known Use: 1641

Other Religion (Eastern and Other) Terms

Zen, antinomian, avatar, gnosticism, illuminati, ineffable, karma, koan, mantra

Rhymes with ICONOCLAST

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