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i·con·o·clast [ ī kónnə klàst ] (plural i·con·o·clasts)

noun

Definition:

1. somebody challenging tradition: somebody who challenges or overturns traditional beliefs, customs, and values

2. destroyer of religious images: somebody who destroys religious images or opposes their use in worship

3. heretic in Greek Orthodox Church: a member of an 8th-century movement in the Greek Orthodox Church that tried to end the use of icons

[Mid-17th century. Via medieval Latin< medieval Greek eikonoklastēs "image-breaker" < Greek eikōn "image"]

i·con·o·clas·tic [ ī kònnə klástik ] adjective

i·con·o·clas·ti·cal·ly adverb