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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French iconoclaste, from Byzantine Greek εἰκονοκλάστης (eikonoklástēs, literally “image breaker”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
iconoclast (plural iconoclasts)
- (historical, Christianity) One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.
- Antonym: iconodule
- 2004, Eugene TeSelle, World Book Encyclopedia, 2004 edition (CD), Iconoclast:
- In the days of the early Christian church, people who opposed the veneration (reverence) of images were called iconoclasts.
- One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
- 2010 The Handbook of Texas Online, William Cowper Brann, Texas State Historical Association, Austin [1]:
- In February 1895 he [William Cowper Brann, 1855-1898 ] revived publication of the Iconoclast. This time it was successful and eventually attained a circulation of 100,000. Brann took obvious relish in directing his stinging attacks upon institutions and persons he considered to be hypocritical or overly sanctimonious.
- 2010 The Handbook of Texas Online, William Cowper Brann, Texas State Historical Association, Austin [1]:
- (by extension) One who attacks cherished beliefs; a maverick.
- 2007 November 29, Megan McArdle, “Ugly questions”, in The Atlantic[2]:
- After all, the fact that any discussion of the possibility is greeted with hysterical revulsion guarantees that only two types of people will take the "pro" side in public: fearless iconoclasts who do not care what anyone thinks of them; and racists.
- 2016 April 21, Spencer Kornhaber, “Prince the Immortal”, in The Atlantic[3]:
- Coming so soon after the death of David Bowie, it’s a moment to consider how deeply important iconoclasts are to the evolution of a culture. Do they change the world by trying to change it, or do they change the world through the radical act of simply being themselves?
- 2020 February 28, George Johnson, “Freeman Dyson, Math Genius Turned Technological Visionary, Dies at 96”, in The New York Times[4], →ISSN:
- Relishing the role of iconoclast, he confounded the scientific establishment by dismissing the consensus about the perils of man-made climate change as “tribal group-thinking.”
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Translations[edit]
one who destroys religious images or icons
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one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
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one who attacks cherished beliefs
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Romanian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from French iconoclaste.
Noun[edit]
iconoclast m (plural iconoclaști, feminine equivalent iconoclastă)
Declension[edit]
Declension of iconoclast
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) iconoclast | iconoclastul | (niște) iconoclaști | iconoclaștii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) iconoclast | iconoclastului | (unor) iconoclaști | iconoclaștilor |
| vocative | iconoclastule | iconoclaștilor | ||
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