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Meaning of "iconoclast" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ICONOCLAST

From Late Latin iconoclastes, from Late Greek eikonoklastes, from eikōn icon + klastēs breaker.
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PRONUNCIATION OF ICONOCLAST

iconoclast  [aɪˈkɒnəˌklæst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ICONOCLAST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Iconoclast is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ICONOCLAST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Iconoclast

An iconoclast is someone who engages in iconoclasm—destruction of religious symbols or, by extension, established dogma or conventions. Iconoclast may also refer to: ▪ Iconoclasts, featuring celebrity interviews, shown on the Sundance Channel ▪ Iconoclast, Texas newspaper edited by William Cowper Brann in the 1890s, critical of powerful institutions ▪ Iconoclast, album by goth-rock band Ascension of the Watchers ▪ Iconoclast, an album by hip-hop artist Ivan Ives ▪ Iconoclast ,a 2009 album by black metal band NazxulIconoclast, a 2011 album by progressive metal band Symphony X ▪ Iconoclast ,a 2008 album by the metalcore band Heaven Shall Burn ▪ Iconoclasts, a BBC Radio 4 series interviewing different iconoclasts ▪ Iconoclast, a 2008 book by the neuroscientist Gregory Berns ▪ Iconoclast, a documentary about the noise musician Boyd Rice, made by Larry Wessel ▪ "Iconoclast", the third track on Emerson, Lake and Palmer's 1971 album Tarkus ▪ "Ao-Iconoclast", one song on the maxi single "Ao-Iconoclast / Pigeon-The Green-ey'd Monster" by J-pop singer Kotoko...

Definition of iconoclast in the English dictionary

The first definition of iconoclast in the dictionary is a person who attacks established or traditional concepts, principles, laws, etc. Other definition of iconoclast is a destroyer of religious images or sacred objects. Iconoclast is also an adherent of the heretical movement within the Greek Orthodox Church from 725 to 842 ad, which aimed at the destruction of icons and religious images.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ICONOCLAST


apoplast
ˈæpəˌplæst
bioplast
ˈbaɪəʊˌplæst
chloroplast
ˈklɔːrəʊˌplæst
chromoplast
ˈkrəʊməˌplæst
clast
klæst
epiblast
ˈɛpɪˌblæst
erythroblast
ɪˈrɪθrəʊˌblæst
fibroblast
ˈfaɪbrəʊˌblæst
kinetoplast
kɪˈnɛtəˌplæst
leucoplast
ˈluːkəˌplæst
mesoblast
ˈmɛsəʊˌblæst
neuroblast
ˈnjʊərəʊˌblæst
osteoblast
ˈɒstɪəʊˌblæst
osteoclast
ˈɒstɪəʊˌklæst
protoplast
ˈprəʊtəˌplæst
pyroclast
ˈpaɪrəʊˌklæst
spermatoblast
ˈspɜːmətəʊˌblæst
tonoplast
ˈtəʊnəˌplæst
trophoblast
ˈtrɒfəˌblæst
windblast
ˈwɪndˌblæst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ICONOCLAST

iconoclasm
iconoclastic
iconoclastically
iconographer
iconographic
iconographical
iconographies
iconography
iconolater
iconolatrous
iconolatry
iconological
iconologist
iconology
iconomatic
iconomaticism
iconoscope
iconostas
iconostases
iconostasis

WORDS THAT END LIKE ICONOCLAST

at last
at long last
ballast
blast
bomb blast
breathe one´s last
counterblast
Elastoplast
first and last
from first to last
full blast
last
lithoclast
lymphoblast
myoblast
oblast
outlast
sandblast
the last
trade-last

Synonyms and antonyms of iconoclast in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ICONOCLAST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «iconoclast» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of iconoclast

Translation of «iconoclast» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ICONOCLAST

Find out the translation of iconoclast to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of iconoclast from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «iconoclast» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

反传统
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

iconoclasta
570 millions of speakers

English

iconoclast
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मूर्ति
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

الثائر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

бунтарь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

iconoclasta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিমাচূর্ণকারী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

iconoclaste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Iconoclast
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bilderstürmer
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

因習打破主義者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우상 파괴자
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Iconoclast
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người phá hủy thánh tượng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

iconoclast
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निरुपयोगी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ikon düşmanı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

iconoclasta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

iconoclast
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бунтар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iconoclast
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

εικονοκλάστης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stormer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

iconoclast
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

iconoclast
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of iconoclast

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ICONOCLAST»

The term «iconoclast» is regularly used and occupies the 87.898 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ICONOCLAST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about iconoclast

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ICONOCLAST»

Discover the use of iconoclast in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to iconoclast and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently
Packed with engaging stories, science-based insights, potent practices, and examples from a startling array of disciplines, this engaging book will help you understand how iconoclasts think and equip you to begin thinking more like an ...
Gregory Berns, 2013
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Iconoclast: Abraham Flexner and a Life in Learning
"Thanks to Thomas Bonner's Iconoclast, we finally have the biography Flexner deserves and readers seek." -- Journal of Higher Education
Thomas Neville Bonner, 2002
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Iconoclast: A Neuroscientist Reveals How to Think Differently
Though crucial to the success of an organisation, true iconoclasts are few and far between. This text explores what makes these great innovators tickand offers tools to unleash our own potential.
Gregory Berns, 2010
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Iconoclast
In this fast-paced thriller, conspiracy and danger surround the two men who are about to discover that the destruction of the world's religious icons is just the beginning.
Steven Laine, 2012
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Iconoclast
A sub-oratorial epithet that is guaranteed to shock and provoke. ICONOCLAST
Corey Friedman, 2005
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Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era, C.680-850: A History
Major new revisionist survey of this most elusive and fascinating period in medieval history.
Leslie Brubaker, John Haldon, 2011
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Mencken : The American Iconoclast: The American Iconoclast
Drawing on research in more than sixty archives including private collections in the United States and in Germany, previously unseen, on exclusive interviews with Mencken's friends, and on his love letters and FBI files, here is the full ...
Marion Elizabeth Rodgers, 2005
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Byzantium in the Iconoclast Era (ca.680-850): The Sources ; ...
It is also the first book in any language to cover both the written and the visual evidence from this period, a combination of particular importance to the iconoclasm debate.
Leslie Brubaker, John F. Haldon, Robert Ousterhout, 2001
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Brann and the Iconoclast
Dr. Roy Bedichek, noted author and naturalist, knew Brann, and after reading this book in manuscript said, "I am at once delighted and disappointed: disappointed to find my teen-age hero reduced to size... delighted with the art of the ...
Charles Carver, 2010
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Veblen And Modern America: Revolutionary Iconoclast
EvaluatesVeblen not just as an economist or a sociologist but as a seminal critic of modern American culture.
Michael Spindler, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ICONOCLAST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term iconoclast is used in the context of the following news items.
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Retired General: Drones Create More Terrorists Than They Kill, Iraq …
Over his 33 years in the Army, Flynn developed a reputation as an iconoclast. In 2010, he published a controversial report on intelligence ... «The Intercept - First Look Media, Jul 15»
2
Betony's Jeff Taylor Pairs Prosperity Dumplings With Riesling - Eater …
An iconoclast in the truest sense, he was unfazed when he lost half his customer base after taking over winemaking in 1971 and focusing his ... «Eater NY, Jul 15»
3
Top ten comedy moments in San Antonio - San Antonio Express-News
1 in the category of unlikeliest places for a recently retired late-night TV iconoclast to get back into the stand-up comedy game. But Letterman's ... «mySanAntonio.com, Jul 15»
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How 'Southpaw' Navigated the Rules of Boxing Movies - WSJ
What happened next is a tale of how Hollywood steers its films into familiar storytelling formulas and how a cliche-defying iconoclast like Mr. «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
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Ambition and ego: Inside Nagamori's Nidec | The Japan Times
He looks the part, except maybe for the neon-green ties, the color of the company's flashy logo. The iconoclast in him comes out as soon as he ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
6
Duke Nukem – how indie developers would tackle gaming's most …
So who would be the correct partner to really explore this macho iconoclast? The answer, of course, is an indie developer. To help out the ... «HITC, Jul 15»
7
Plein Open festival - Expatica Community
... Bazart Stage featuring the Rotterdam-based new wave/punk rock band Rats on Rafts, Mary Fields, Iconoclast, The Blues Junkies, Droppings, ... «Expatica Netherlands, Jul 15»
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Albany's Paul Weinman—poet, teacher, iconoclast—dies at 75 …
Albany's Paul Weinman—poet, teacher, iconoclast—dies at 75. Poet, teacher, iconoclast Paul Weinman, 75, called "weird, beautiful guy". «Albany Times Union, Jul 15»
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David Margolis's 50 years of quips and controversies at Justice …
Today he wears his graying hair short, but for decades he was a sartorial iconoclast. In the 1960s and '70s, when he was a young prosecutor ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Review: 'Scenes From an Execution' Features Jan Maxwell as a …
... who created her, since Mr. Barker is a notoriously snarly iconoclast, forever biting the outstretched hands of admiring critics and theatergoers. «New York Times, Jul 15»

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