C2 noun #106,384 most common

iconoclast

UK /aɪˈkɒnəklæst/ | US /aɪˈkɒnəklæst/

One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.

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  • (noun) One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.
  • (noun) One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
  • (noun) (by extension) One who attacks cherished beliefs.

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.
  2. 2
    noun One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
  3. 3
    noun (by extension) One who attacks cherished beliefs.

Antonyms

iconodule
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