Iconoclast

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions.
  • n. One who destroys sacred religious images.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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.
  • n. One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
  • n. One who attacks cherished beliefs.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of idol worship.
  • n. One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A breaker or destroyer of images; a person conspicuously hostile to the use of images in Christian worship.
  • n. One of those Protestants of the Netherlands who, during the reign of Philip II., riotously destroyed the images in many of the Roman Catholic churches.
  • n. Hence Any destroyer, denouncer, or exposer of errors or impostures; one who systematically attacks cherished beliefs.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a destroyer of images used in religious worship
  • n. someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
  • Antonym
    iconodule   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    undoer    uprooter    ruiner    waster    destroyer    aggressor    attacker    assailant    assaulter   
    Cross Reference
    antichrist    contrarian    dissenter    rebel    radical   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    radical   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    Vandal    iconology    intermeddler