q_sharon
03/15/09, 08:28 PM
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icon·o·clast
Pronunciation: \-ˌklast\
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin iconoclastes, from Middle Greek eikonoklastēs, literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break — more at clast
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
icon·o·clast
Pronunciation: \-ˌklast\
Function: noun
Etymology: Medieval Latin iconoclastes, from Middle Greek eikonoklastēs, literally, image destroyer, from Greek eikono- + klan to break — more at clast
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