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iconoclast

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iconoclast


Main Entry:
icon·o·clast Listen to the pronunciation of iconoclast
Pronunciation:
\-ˌklast\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Medieval Latin iconoclastes, from Middle Greek eikonoklastēs, literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break — more at clast
Date:
1641
1 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration 2 : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
icon·o·clas·tic Listen to the pronunciation of iconoclastic \(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈklas-tik\ adjective
icon·o·clas·ti·cal·ly Listen to the pronunciation of iconoclastically \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb


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