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When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you.
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Meaning of "iconoclastic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ICONOCLASTIC

iconoclastic  [aɪˌkɒnəˈklæstɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ICONOCLASTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Iconoclastic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES ICONOCLASTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

iconoclastic

Iconoclasm

Iconoclasm is the deliberate destruction within a culture of the culture's own religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually for religious or political motives. It is a frequent component of major political or religious changes. The term does not generally encompass the specific destruction of images of a ruler after his death or overthrow. People who engage in or support iconoclasm are called "iconoclasts", a term that has come to be applied figuratively to any individual who challenges "cherished beliefs or venerated institutions on the grounds that they are erroneous or pernicious". Conversely, people who revere or venerate religious images are called "iconolaters". In a Byzantine context, they are known as "iconodules", or "iconophiles". Iconoclasm may be carried out by people of a different religion, but is often the result of sectarian disputes between factions of the same religion. In Christianity, iconoclasm has generally been motivated by people who adopt a literal interpretation of the Ten Commandments, which forbid the making and worshipping of "graven images or any likeness of anything". The degree of iconoclasm among Christian sects greatly varies.

Definition of iconoclastic in the English dictionary

The definition of iconoclastic in the dictionary is involving or tending towards attacks on established or traditional concepts, principles, laws, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ICONOCLASTIC


anaclastic
ˌænəˈklæstɪk
anticlastic
ˌæntɪˈklæstɪk
bioclastic
ˌbaɪəʊˈklæstɪk
cataclastic
ˌkætəˈklæstɪk
clastic
ˈklæstɪk
cryptoclastic
ˌkrɪptəʊˈklæstɪk
dysplastic
dɪsˈplæstɪk
elastic
ɪˈlæstɪk
hypoplastic
ˌhaɪpəʊˈplæstɪk
inelastic
ˌɪnɪˈlæstɪk
neoplastic
ˌniːəʊˈplæstɪk
osteoclastic
ˌɒstɪəʊˈklæstɪk
periclastic
ˌpɛrɪˈklæstɪk
plagioclastic
ˌpleɪdʒɪəʊˈklæstɪk
plastic
ˈplæstɪk
proteoclastic
ˌprəʊtɪəʊˈklæstɪk
pyroclastic
ˌpaɪrəʊˈklæstɪk
scholastic
skəˈlæstɪk
synclastic
sɪŋˈklæstɪk
thermoplastic
ˌθɜːməʊˈplæstɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ICONOCLASTIC

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE ICONOCLASTIC

bombastic
domestic
drastic
enthusiastic
fantastic
foam plastic
gymnastic
lymphoblastic
mastic
monastic
myeloblastic
orgastic
orgiastic
phantastic
sarcastic
Silastic
spastic
stochastic
trophoblastic
unenthusiastic
viscoelastic

Synonyms and antonyms of iconoclastic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ICONOCLASTIC»

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

Translation of «iconoclastic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ICONOCLASTIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

反传统
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

iconoclasta
570 millions of speakers

English

iconoclastic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

iconoclastic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متمرد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

иконоборческая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

iconoclasta
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কালাপাহাড়ী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

iconoclaste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Iconoclastic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

bilderstürmerisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

偶像破壊の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

우상 파괴
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Iconoclastic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hình tượng tôn giáo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கலக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

इनोक्लास्टिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ikonoklastik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

iconoclasta
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

obrazoburczy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

іконоборча
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

iconoclastă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εικονοκλαστική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ikonoklastiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ikonoklastiska
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

iconoclastic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of iconoclastic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ICONOCLASTIC»

The term «iconoclastic» is normally little used and occupies the 109.703 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ICONOCLASTIC» OVER TIME

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

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5 QUOTES WITH «ICONOCLASTIC»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word iconoclastic.
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Marcus Buckingham
American culture is CEO obsessed. We celebrate the hard-charging heroes and mythologize the iconoclastic visionaries. Those people are important.
2
Laurence Housman
I was just then going through a healthy reaction from the orthodoxy of my youth; religion had become for me not so much a possession as an obsession, which I was trying to throw off, and this iconoclastic tale of an imaginary tribe was the result.
3
Matthew Shipp
The iconoclastic mode, that specific mode of language, there is an element of it that it is punk - that is confrontational. That's just a part of the language of jazz - at a certain point.
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David Del Tredici
Well, American composers are the best composers. At this time in the world, we are where the energy is. We are the most diverse, the most iconoclastic, the most maverick, and the most skillful.
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Garry Trudeau
When you're young, you don't feel iconoclastic - you're just kind of doing what seems natural, what moves you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ICONOCLASTIC»

Discover the use of iconoclastic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to iconoclastic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Iconoclastic Departures: Mary Shelley After Frankenstein : ...
It seems significant to the contributors to this volume that this new, radical Mary Shelley was not invented by a pointed call for papers but emerged spontaneously from an open invitation to scholars working in various corners of the ...
Syndy M. Conger, Frederick S. Frank, Gregory O'Dea, 1997
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Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy as a Science: An ...
This book demonstrates how clinical psychology and psychotherapy practices may reach a scientific level provided they change the three basic paradigms that have controlled those practices in the last century.
Luciano L'Abate, 2012
3
Iconoclastic and Constructive Criticisms of the Practice of ...
1910. Some of the philosophies of this work: "An intelligent 'doing nothing' is the acme of medical science; the real business of a physician is not that of curing patients, it is a question of not killing; Nature is never engaged in a ...
J. H. Tilden, 2010
4
The Iconoclastic Deity: Biblical Images of God
This book explores the meanings of images, with particular reference to the images of God found in the Bible, and surveys the various images found.
Clyde A. Holbrook, 1984
5
Symbol and Icon: Dionysius the Areopagite and the ...
This book contributes to the study of the notions of symbol and icon by examining two phenomena that greatly contributed to their development: the thought of Dionysius the Areopagite and the iconoclastic controversy.
Filip Ivanovic, 2010
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Through Stranger Eyes: Reviews, Introductions, Tributes & ...
As readers, we have enjoyed Brin's fiction - the Uplift universe, books like Sundiver and Earth.
David Brin, 2008
7
Army of She: Icelandic, Iconoclastic, Irrepressible Bjork
Army of She is an in-depth look at the woman who first took the public stage twenty-three years ago, analyzing her rise from child prodigy to punk anarchist to New Wave novelty (as member of the Sugarcubes) to hit soloist to film star.
Evelyn McDonnell, 2001
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Nahum:
ORIGEN AND THE ICONOCLASTIC CONTROVERSY The veneration of icons in the Byzantine Church came to be challenged by the State in the age of Emperor Leo III the Isaurian (717-741). Scholars have divided the history of the ...
Lorenzo Perrone, 2003
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God's Human Face: The Christ-icon
the Byzantine Iconoclastic Controversy What was it that prompted Emperor Leo III (717-741 A.D.) single-handedly to start the icon controversy in 726 A.D.1 by having the celebrated image of Christ over the main entrance to the imperial palace ...
Christoph von Schönborn, 1994
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Theory of the Image: Capitalism, Contemporary Film, and Women
I then consider some French post-structuralist versions of this theory to show how post-structuralism in the late twentieth century adapted the Calvinist iconoclastic paradigm to a more secular mentality congruent with the massive expansion of ...
Ann Kibbey, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ICONOCLASTIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term iconoclastic is used in the context of the following news items.
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'Ray D'Arcy is too old for the Late Late Show', says former host Pat …
"I thought Brendan was iconoclastic and cheeky," he said. "I said at the time I was surprised RTE took him off the air. "He had been doing better ... «Herald, Jul 15»
2
History-making home for sale in Chestnut Hill | PhillyVoice
... that's exactly what he did. The home stands as a testament to the woman who raised her son to be a brilliant, iconoclastic artist. Sharon Lurye ... «PhillyVoice.com, Jul 15»
3
How did Pabst Blue Ribbon become a hipster favorite? - MarketWatch
That gave it a street-level, iconoclastic buzz, one that the brewery's ownership exploited even more a few years ago by connecting the brand ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
4
Preludes: Taming the Past - Huffington Post
Preludes, I knew, was written by Dave Malloy, an iconoclastic composing polymath, who favors classic opera and musical theater style ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
Yanis Varoufakis is literally a rebel without a cause - Quartz
The iconoclastic academic, who made international headlines with his brusque negotiating tactics and unusual fashion sense, led the ... «Quartz, Jul 15»
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The Trailblazing Postmodern Vanna Venturi House is For Sale - On …
Very good news, money-flush lovers of iconoclastic residential design: A paragon of the postmodern design movement, Robert Venturi's Vanna ... «Curbed LA, Jul 15»
7
Queens of comedy: Amy Schumer and other ladies who make us LOL
When the iconoclastic “Saturday Night Live” debuted in 1975, it quickly made superstars of male cast members such as Chevy Chase, John ... «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
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'Ray Donovan' Season 3 Spoilers, Cast, Plot & Everything We Know …
As an iconoclastic, the rules he set on himself will guide him in the following episodes. There will be consequences in his manner of failing to ... «International Business Times AU, Jul 15»
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Key & Peele Review: "Airplane Showdown" - Paste Magazine
... ego feeding (the ultimate metaphor for imperialism, as Freud might suggest), and they punctuate shallow caution with iconoclastic fist bumps. «Paste Magazine, Jul 15»
10
GI Bill pays for unaccredited schools - Naples Daily News
... who holds a Ph.D. from the institute, an unaccredited graduate school founded in 1976 by an iconoclastic Methodist minister who amassed a ... «Naples Daily News, Jul 15»

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