iconoclast

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• IPA: /aɪˈkɒnəklæst/
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[edit] Noun

iconoclast (plural iconoclasts)

1. 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.

   2004 TeSelle, Eugene, Iconoclast, World Book Encyclopedia, 2004 edition (CD):

   • In the days of the early Christian church, people who opposed the veneration (reverence) of images were called iconoclasts.

2. One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.

   2008 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.

3. One who attacks cherished beliefs.

[edit] Antonyms

• iconodule

[edit] Related terms

• iconoclasm
• iconoclastic

[edit] References

• 2008 The Handbook of Texas Online, William Cowper Brann, Texas State Historical Association, Austin [2]

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[edit] See also

• antichrist
• rebel
• radical
• dissenter
• shit disturber

[edit] Romanian

[edit] Noun

iconoclast m. (plural iconoclaşti; feminine equivalent iconoclastă)

1. iconoclast

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