ICONOCLAST


Meaning of ICONOCLAST in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ˌklast ]

noun

Etymology: Medieval Latin iconoclastes, from Middle Greek eikonoklastēs, literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break — more at clast

Date: 1641

1. : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration

2. : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions

• icon·o·clas·tic (ˌ)ī-ˌkä-nə-ˈklas-tik adjective

• icon·o·clas·ti·cal·ly -ti-k(ə-)lē adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.