Main Entry: icon·o·clast

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 \(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈklas-tik\ adjective

— icon·o·clas·ti·cal·ly \-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb