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iconoclastici‧con‧o‧clas‧tic /aɪˌkɒnəˈklæstɪk◂ $ -ˌkɑːn-/ adjective formal - As a pastor he was diligent and although iconoclastic, he defended the clergy against outside attack.
- I thought he was very handsome, tragic and iconoclastic.
- It is in its nature neither conservative nor iconoclastic.
- It is tempting to see here an iconoclastic attitude towards male-female roles.
- Of course the paper was not totally iconoclastic.
- Their memories emphasise his intrepid, iconoclastic, and freedom-loving wilfulness.
- Today his message is more austere, more profound and more iconoclastic than ever.
- Zinberg was an iconoclastic Harvard drug researcher.
iconoclastic ideas, opinions, writings etc attack established beliefs and customs: Wolfe’s theories were revolutionary and iconoclastic.—iconoclasm /aɪˈkɒnəklæzəm $ -ˈkɑː-/ noun [uncountable] |