Iconoclast

//aɪˈkɑn.əˌklæst//

Synonyms for "iconoclast" (34 found)

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Closest matches (7)

annihilator antichristian arsonist biblioclast bohemian bomber breaker

Strong matches (10)

burner demolisher destroyer dynamitard dynamiter earthling exterminator hun idol breaker

Noun(1 words)

heretic

Related words (17)

idoloclast irreligionist materialist nihilist renegade ruiner syndicalist terrorist vandal worldling wrecker

Noun(6 words)

image breaker nonconformist provoker rebel recusant refuser

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More general

9 entries

aggressor assailant assaulter attacker destroyer ruiner undoer uprooter waster

Antonyms

1 entries

iconodule

Related terms

16 entries

antidogmatism clast clastic contrarian dissenter freethinker heresiarch heretic icon iconoclasm iconoclastic nonconformist radical rebel renegade schismatic

is a

2 entries

attacker destroyer

related to

16 entries

antichrist clast clastic contrarian dissenter doctrine icon iconoclasm iconoclastic icons orthodox church orthodoxy puritan radical rebel reformation

Translations

55 translations across 20 languages.

Ancient Greek

1 entries

εἰκονοκλάστης noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)

Armenian

1 entries

պատկերամարտ noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)

Bulgarian

1 entries

иконоборец noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)

Catalan

2 entries

iconoclasta noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
iconoclasta noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)

Danish

4 entries

billedstormer noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
billedstormer noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
ikonoklast noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
ikonoklast noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)

Dutch

4 entries

beeldenstormer noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
beeldenstormer noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
hemelbestormer noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)
iconoclast noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)

Finnish

3 entries

kerettiläinen noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)
kuvainraastaja noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
kuvainraastaja noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)

French

3 entries

iconoclaste noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
iconoclaste noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
iconoclaste noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)

Galician

2 entries

iconoclasta noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
iconoclasta noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)

German

4 entries

Bilderstürmer noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
Bilderstürmer noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
Bilderstürmerin noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
Bilderstürmerin noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)

Hungarian

3 entries

ikonoklaszta noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
képromboló noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
polgárpukkasztó noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)

Indonesian

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ikonoklas noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)

Italian

3 entries

iconoclasta noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
iconoclasta noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
iconoclasta noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)

Macedonian

1 entries

иконоборец noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)

Polish

2 entries

ikonoklasta noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
obrazoburca noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)

Portuguese

3 entries

iconoclasta noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
iconoclasta noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
iconoclasta noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)

Russian

3 entries

иконобо́рец noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
иконобо́рец noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
иконобо́рец noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)

Spanish

3 entries

iconoclasta noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
iconoclasta noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
iconoclasta noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)

Swedish

4 entries

bildstormare noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
bildstormare noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
ikonoklast noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
ikonoklast noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)

Welsh

4 entries

delwyddrylliwr noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)
delwyddrylliwr noun (one who opposes orthodoxy and religion)
delwyddrylliwr noun (one who attacks cherished beliefs)
eiconoclast noun (one who destroys religious images or icons)

Sample sentences

9 total sentences available.

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He was an iconoclast who wore his uniqueness as a badge of honor.

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Professor Jackson is a professional iconoclast.

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Tom fancies himself an iconoclast, but he doesn't really understand anything, so the icons he shatters never existed.

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I made up my mind to always be an iconoclast.

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