iconoclast
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EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from French iconoclaste, from Byzantine Greek εἰκονοκλάστης (eikonoklástēs, literally “image breaker”).
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NounEdit
iconoclast (plural iconoclasts)
- 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.
- One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
- 2010 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.
- 2010 The Handbook of Texas Online, William Cowper Brann, Texas State Historical Association, Austin [1]:
- One who attacks cherished beliefs.
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one who destroys religious images or icons
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one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
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one who attacks cherished beliefs
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RomanianEdit
NounEdit
iconoclast m (plural iconoclaști, feminine equivalent iconoclastă)
DeclensionEdit
declension of iconoclast
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) iconoclast | iconoclastul | (niște) iconoclaști | iconoclaștii |
genitive/dative | (unui) iconoclast | iconoclastului | (unor) iconoclaști | iconoclaștilor |
vocative | iconoclastule | iconoclaștilor |