单词 | iconoclast |
释义 | iconoclast[ ahy-kon-uh-klast ] / aɪˈkɒn əˌklæst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR iconoclast ON THESAURUS.COM nouna person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition. a breaker or destroyer of images, especially those set up for religious veneration. Origin of iconoclast1590–1600; <Medieval Latin īconoclastēs<Medieval Greek eikonoklástēs, equivalent to Greek eikono-icono- + -klastēs breaker, equivalent to klas- (variant stem of klân to break) + -tēs agent noun suffix SYNONYMS FOR iconoclast1 nonconformist, rebel, dissenter, radical. SEE SYNONYMS FOR iconoclast ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM iconoclasti·con·o·clas·tic, adjectiveWords nearby iconoclasticonic, iconic memory, Iconium, icono-, iconoclasm, iconoclast, iconoclastic, iconographic, iconography, iconolatry, iconology Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for iconoclastBritish Dictionary definitions for iconoclasticonoclast / (aɪˈkɒnəˌklæst) / nouna person who attacks established or traditional concepts, principles, laws, etc
Derived forms of iconoclasticonoclastic, adjectiveiconoclastically, adverbWord Origin for iconoclastC16: from Late Latin iconoclastes, from Late Greek eikonoklastes, from eikōn icon + klastēs breaker Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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