iconoclast: Meaning and Definition of

i•con•o•clast

Pronunciation: (ī-kon'u-klast"), [key]
— n.
  1. a breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for religious veneration.
  2. a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
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