iconoclast

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i·con·o·clast / īˈkänəˌklast/ • n. 1. a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.2. a destroyer of images used in religious worship, in particular: ∎ hist. a supporter of the 8th- and 9th-century movement in the Byzantine Church that sought to abolish the veneration of icons and other religious images. ∎ hist. a Puritan of the 16th or 17th century.DERIVATIVES: i·con·o·clas·tic / īˌkänəˈklastik/ adj.i·con·o·clas·ti·cal·ly / īˌkänəˈklastik(ə)lē/ adv.

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