iconoclast

n. 反对偶象崇拜者, 提倡打破旧习的人

发音

UK /aɪˈkɒn.əˌklæst/
US /aɪˈkɑn.əˌklæst/
AU

词形变化

iconoclasts 复数 iconoclasts

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    历史 宗教
  2. 2.

    One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.

    In February 1895 he [William Cowper Brann, 1855-1898 ] revived publication of the Iconoclast. This time it was successful and eventually attained a circulation of 100,000. Brann took obvious relish in directing his stinging attacks upon institutions and persons he considered to be hypocritical or overly sanctimonious.

  3. 3.

    One who attacks cherished beliefs; a maverick.

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词汇关系

名词

上位词 9

attacker destroyer assailant aggressor assaulter ruiner undoer uprooter waster

词源

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

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