iconoclast

English

WOTD – 20 October 2006    

Etymology

From Byzantine Greek εἰκονοκλάστης (“iconoclast”, literally “image breaker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /aɪˈkɒnəklæst/

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Noun

iconoclast (plural iconoclasts)

1. One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.
   • 2004, Eugene TeSelle, World Book Encyclopedia, 2004 edition (CD), Iconoclast:

     In the days of the early Christian church, people who opposed the veneration (reverence) of images were called iconoclasts.

2. One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
   • 2008 The Handbook of Texas Online, William Cowper Brann, Texas State Historical Association, Austin [1]:

     In February 1895 he [William Cowper Brann, 1855-1898 ] revived publication of the Iconoclast. This time it was successful and eventually attained a circulation of 100,000. Brann took obvious relish in directing his stinging attacks upon institutions and persons he considered to be hypocritical or overly sanctimonious.

3. One who attacks cherished beliefs.

Antonyms

• iconodule

Related terms

• clast
• clastic
• icon
• iconoclasm
• iconoclastic

Translations

One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation

• Armenian: պատկերամարտ (hy) (patkeramart)
• Russian: иконобо́рец (ru) (ikonobórec) m

• Welsh: delwdrylliwr (cy) m

One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm

• Russian: иконобо́рец (ru) (ikonobórec) m

• Welsh: delwdrylliwr (cy) m

One who attacks cherished beliefs

• Russian: иконобо́рец (ru) (ikonobórec) m

• Welsh: delwdrylliwr (cy) m

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Translations to be checked

• Croatian: ikonoklast
• Finnish: ikonoklasti, kuvainraastaja
• German: Bilderstürmer m, Ikonoklast m
• Greek: εικονοκλάστης
• Italian: iconoclasta m and f

• Portuguese: iconoclasta m and f
• Romanian: iconoclast m, iconoclastă f
• Serbian: иконокласт
• Spanish: iconoclasta m and f

See also

• antichrist
• rebel
• radical
• dissenter
• contrarian

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Romanian

Noun

iconoclast m (plural iconoclaști; feminine equivalent iconoclastă)

1. iconoclast

Declension

declension of iconoclast

	singular		plural
gender m	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	un iconoclast	iconoclastul	niște iconoclaști	iconoclaștii
genitive/dative	unui iconoclast	iconoclastului	unor iconoclaști	iconoclaștilor