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Word: Iconoclast
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 17th century (in iconoclast (sense 2)): via medieval Latin from ecclesiastical Greek eikonoklastēs, from eikōn ‘likeness’ + klan ‘to break’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ʌɪˈkɒnəklast
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs or institutions.
Short Definition:person attacking cherished beliefs etc.
Definition:
a destroyer of images used in religious worship.
Short Definition:destroyer of religious images
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