iconoclastic

adjective

icon·​o·​clas·​tic

-laas-, 

-lais-, 

-tēk

1

: of or relating to iconoclasm or iconoclasts

iconoclastic outbursts associated with the Reformation

the Byzantine iconoclastic controversy

2

: being or befitting an iconoclast : marked by or having the character of iconoclasm

an iconoclastic critic of the monarchy

an iconoclastic article opposing the prevailing educational philosophy

3

: tending to produce iconoclasm or overthrow what is established

the iconoclastic influence of modern science

iconoclastically

-tə̇k(ə)lē 

-tēk-, 

-li

adverb

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