iconoclastic
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.
breaking or destroying images, especially those set up for religious veneration.
Origin of iconoclastic
1Other words from iconoclastic
- 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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How to use iconoclastic in a sentence
One can read about this in Science and Ethics, written in 2006 by Bernard Rollin, an iconoclastic philosopher who died in November at age 78.
He Did Right by Animals. And Didn’t Take Bull from Anyone. - Issue 109: Excavation | Brandon Keim | December 15, 2021 | NautilusHe prefers iconoclastic approaches, whether by directly funding asteroid detection or advocating for nuclear power to combat global warming.
This tech millionaire went from covid trial funder to misinformation superspreader | Cat Ferguson | October 5, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewThe One Thing to See To appreciate Bukele’s iconoclastic political instincts, here’s a clip of his speech to the UN General Assembly in 2019 not long after he took office.
What Happens Next in El Salvador—And What It Means for the U.S. Border | Ian Bremmer | May 10, 2021 | Timeiconoclastic individuals are our heroes, and big, bad institutions—monarchies, patriarchies, churches—are the villains.
How ‘Cosmos’ Bungles the History of Religion and Science | David Sessions | March 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut the vividly painted remains are still considered by UNESCO to be one of the best examples of post-iconoclastic Byzantine art.
The Secret Life of Cappadocia: Underground in the Turkish Rock Formations | Nina Strochlic | August 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
I respect Rabbi Yosef's erudition and his brave and sometimes iconoclastic halakhic (Jewish legal) writings.
He could afford to be iconoclastic, largely unburdened by the demands of ideology as he experimented with policy solutions.
“I saw gay marriage as just another liberal iconoclastic attack on traditional culture,” he said.
After all, however, the most revolutionary and iconoclastic reform in the new China is the changed policy of the schools.
Where Half The World Is Waking Up | Clarence PoeSo iconoclastic an outburst was sure to elicit vindicators of the world's faith as it had long been held.
It was long a pleasure to believe so and natural, too, until Nottebohm came with his iconoclastic evidence to the contrary.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume III (of 3) | Alexander Wheelock ThayerThe iconoclastic masters of that cluster of magnificent tenements, the Bucoleon, had especial claims upon his recollection.
The Prince of India, Volume I | Lew. WallaceOn this, as we shall in another chapter see, the popes had revolted from their iconoclastic sovereigns of Constantinople.
History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, Volume I (of 2) | John William Draper
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