About The Word Iconoclast
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Iconoclast
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What's The Definition Of Iconoclast?
[n] someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions
Synonyms | Synonyms for Iconoclast: image breaker Related Terms | Find terms related to Iconoclast: annihilator | antichristian | arsonist | biblioclast | bomber | breaker | burner | demolisher | destroyer | dynamitard | dynamiter | earthling | exterminator | hun | idol breaker | idoloclast | irreligionist | materialist | nihilist | ruiner | syndicalist | terrorist | vandal | worldling | wrecker See Also | destroyer | ruiner | undoer | uprooter | waster Iconoclast In Webster's Dictionary \I*con"o*clast\, n. [Gr. e'ikw`n image + ? to break:
cf. F. iconoclaste.]
1. A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined
enemy of idol worship.
2. One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who
attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.
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