iconoclast

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

iconoclaste

briseur d'images

Opposé de

iconodule

Synonymes

nonconformist

rebel

image breaker

heretic

iconoclasm

iconoclastic

insurgent

insurrectional

insurrectionist

apostate

malcontent

maverick

mutineer

mutinous

rebellious

renegade

loner

dissenter

eccentric

Traductions

iconoclasta

iconoclasta

iconoclasta

Bilderstürmer

εικονοκλάστης

beeldenstormer

Ikonoklast

iconoclastia

iconoclasta

Bildestürmer

εικονομάχος

الثّائر

iconoclaste

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/aɪˈkɒn.əˌklæst/

Étymologie (Anglais)

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