iconoclastic
Use Iconoclastic in a sentence
əˈklæs adjective
1.
attacking or ignoring cherished beliefs and long-held traditions, etc., as being based on error, superstition, or lack of creativity: an iconoclastic architect whose buildings are like monumental sculptures.
2.
breaking or destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration.
Related forms
i·con·o·clas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
non·i·con·o·clas·tic, adjective
non·i·con·o·clas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
un·i·con·o·clas·tic, adjective
un·i·con·o·clas·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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iconoclast (aɪˈkɒnəˌklæst) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a person who attacks established or traditional concepts, principles, laws, etc |
| 2. | a. a destroyer of religious images or sacred objects |
| b. an adherent of the heretical movement within the Greek Orthodox Church from 725 to 842 | |
| [C16: from Late Latin iconoclastes, from Late Greek eikonoklastes, from eikōn icon + klastēs breaker] | |
| icono'clastic | |
| —adj | |
| icono'clastically | |
| —adv | |
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Iconoclastic
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Example sentences
And both theories, though iconoclastic in many particulars, have some common ground with the work of other specialists.
He was exhilaratingly iconoclastic and irreverent, and paid no respect to good taste or false sentiment.
It may be iconoclastic and take off from social reality to uncover buried stories, hidden themes.
They see this not as iconoclastic irreverence, but disrespectful spite.
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