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iconoclastic

Main Entry:: icon·o·clast
Pronunciation:: \-ˌklast\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Medieval Latin iconoclastes, from Middle Greek eikonoklastēs, literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break — more at clast
Date:: 1641

1 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration 2 : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions

— icon·o·clas·tic

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\(ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈklas-tik\ adjective

— icon·o·clas·ti·cal·ly

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\-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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