iconoclasm

noun

icon·​o·​clasm ī-ˈkä-nə-ˌkla-zəm How to pronounce iconoclasm (audio)
: the doctrine, practice, or attitude of an iconoclast

Examples of iconoclasm in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And in much the same way Black Gatsby—who released his debut album, House of Gatsby, in 2022—has challenged character archetypes, he’s applied a kind of iconoclasm to his career. Alex Ross, People.com, 15 Oct. 2024 It’s become a bipartisan slur, available to anyone on the right or the left or in between who wants to show off their iconoclasm. Constance Grady, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 Over its past decade, no leader of Signal has embodied that iconoclasm as visibly as Meredith Whittaker. Andy Greenberg, WIRED, 28 Aug. 2024 Linklater hasn’t always seemed comfortable making studio films — indeed, producer Scott Rudin had to talk him into directing this one — but School of Rock threads the needle beautifully between Linklater’s slacker iconoclasm and immensely satisfying general-audiences entertainment. Scott Tobias, Vulture, 7 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for iconoclasm 

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Word History

Etymology

borrowed from New Latin īconoclasmus, from īconoclastēs iconoclast + -smus, borrowed from Greek -smos, suffix of verbal action

First Known Use

1797, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of iconoclasm was in 1797

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“Iconoclasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iconoclasm. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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