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Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of iconoclast, a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions or destroys religious images. Find out how iconoclast is used in current and historical contexts.
noun. a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition. Synonyms: radical, dissenter, rebel, nonconformist. a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration. iconoclast. / aɪˈkɒnəˌklæst /.
Late 14th – early 15th-century icon. Iconoclasm (from Greek: εἰκών, eikṓn, 'figure, icon' + κλάω, kláō, 'to break') [i] is the social belief in the importance of the destruction of icons and other images or monuments, most frequently for religious or political reasons.
An iconoclast is a person who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions. Learn more about the meaning, usage and origin of this word, and see examples and translations in different languages.
Learn the meaning of iconoclast, a person who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions, with examples and translations. Find out how to pronounce iconoclast and browse related words and phrases.
To be called an iconoclast today is usually kind of cool — they're rugged individualists, bold thinkers who don't give a hoot what tradition calls for. But back in medieval Greece, the iconoclasts had a more thuggish reputation.
Learn the formal meaning of iconoclast, a person who criticizes or opposes widely accepted beliefs and practices. Find out the origin, synonyms, and examples of iconoclast and iconoclasm.
