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iconoclasm

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i⋅con⋅o⋅clasm

[ahy-kon-uh-klaz-uhm]
–noun
the action or spirit of iconoclasts.

Origin:
1790–1800; iconocl(ast) + -asm on model of such pairs as enthusiast: enthusiasm
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i·con·o·clasm   (ī-kŏn'ə-klāz'əm)   
n.  The beliefs, practices, or doctrine of an iconoclast.

[Back-formation from iconoclast.]
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