iconoclast

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (historical) 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. One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
3. (broadly) One who attacks cherished beliefs; a maverick.

Teenoorgestelde van

iconodule

Sinonieme

nonconformist

rebel

image breaker

heretic

iconoclasm

iconoclastic

insurgent

insurrectional

insurrectionist

apostate

malcontent

maverick

mutineer

mutinous

rebellious

renegade

loner

dissenter

eccentric

Vertalings

iconoclasta

iconoclaste

iconoclasta

iconoclasta

Bilderstürmer

εικονοκλάστης

beeldenstormer

Ikonoklast

iconoclastia

iconoclaste

iconoclast

iconoclasta

Bildestürmer

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/aɪˈkɒn.əˌklæst/

Etimologie (Engels)

Borrowed from French iconoclaste and its etymon Medieval Latin īconoclastēs, from Byzantine Greek εἰκονοκλάστης (eikonoklástēs, literally “image breaker”). By surface analysis, icono- + -clast.