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1. (n.) iconoclast
a person who attacks cherished beliefs or traditional institutions as being based on error or superstition.
2. iconoclast
a breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for religious veneration.
Etymology: (1590–1600; < ML īconoclastēs < MGk eikonoklástēs= Gk eikono-icono - +-klastēs breaker, agentive der. of klân to break)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) iconoclast, image breaker
a destroyer of images used in religious worship
2. (noun) iconoclast
someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) iconoclast
a breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of idol worship
2. (noun) iconoclast
one who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical
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