iconoclast in English dictionary

  • iconoclast

    Meanings and definitions of "iconoclast"

    • 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.
    • One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
    • One who attacks cherished beliefs.
    • noun
      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.
    • noun
      One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
    • noun
      One who attacks cherished beliefs.
    • Someone who opposes orthodoxy and religion.
    • noun
      a destroyer of images used in religious worship
    • noun
      someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions

    Synonyms of "iconoclast" in English dictionary

    undoer, attacker, ruiner are the top synonyms of "iconoclast" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of iconoclast

    • iconoclast ( plural  iconoclasts)
    • iconoclast (plural iconoclasts)
  • Iconoclast

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