iconoclastic

iconoclastic

English

Etymology

iconoclast +‎ -ic.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æstɪk

Adjective

iconoclastic

1. Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.

   Many of Thomas Hardy's works were considered iconoclastic in his day.

Antonyms

• iconodulic

Related terms

• iconoclasm
• iconoclast

Translations

pertaining to iconoclasm

Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Czech: ikonoklastický Finnish: ikonoklastinen, kerettiläinen (fi)

German: bilderstürmerisch, ikonoklastisch (de) Hungarian: tekintélyromboló Portuguese: iconoclástico Russian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• aniconic

References

• iconoclastic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• iconoclastic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.