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 Definitions of iconoclast  [ɪˈkɒn əˌklæst]  

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Definition of 'iconoclast' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

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)

Definition of 'iconoclast' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) iconoclast, image breaker
a destroyer of images used in religious worship

2. (noun) iconoclast
someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions


Definition of 'iconoclast' Webster Dictionary 

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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