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Definition of: iconoclast
(ī·kon′ə·klast) noun
1. An image breaker.
2. One of certain religious parties devoted to the destruction of images that were venerated or worshiped.
3. One who assails traditional beliefs. [<LL iconoclastes <Gk. eikonoklastēs <eikōn image + -klastēs breaker <klaein break, destroy]
—i·con′o·clas′tic adjective
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