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noun [ C ] formal us / aɪˈkɑː.nə.klæst / uk / aɪˈkɒn.ə.klæst / Add to word list. a person who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions: Rogers, an iconoclast in architecture, is sometimes described as putting the insides of buildings on the outside. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disapproving & criticizing.
noun [ C ] formal uk / aɪˈkɒn.ə.klæst / us / aɪˈkɑː.nə.klæst / Add to word list. a person who strongly opposes generally accepted beliefs and traditions: Rogers, an iconoclast in architecture, is sometimes described as putting the insides of buildings on the outside. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Disapproving & criticizing.
Stemming from the Greek words eikon, meaning "image," and klastes, meaning "breaker," an iconoclast was someone who destroyed religious sculptures and paintings. Definitions of iconoclast. noun. someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions. see more.
Check pronunciation: iconoclast. Definition of iconoclast noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ICONOCLAST meaning: a person who criticizes or opposes beliefs and practices that are widely accepted.
noun [ U ] uk / aɪˈkɒn.əˌklæz. ə m / us / aɪˈkɑː.nəˌklæz. ə m / Add to word list Add to word list. strong opposition to generally accepted beliefs and traditions: His iconoclasm may be why he never got a Nobel Prize. The artwork draws its power primarily from iconoclasm and irreverence. See. iconoclastic. Fewer examples.
a person who criticizes popular beliefs or established customs and ideas. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words. Try it for free as part of the Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary app. See iconoclast in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.
