noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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UK:/aɪˈkɒn.əˌklæst/
US:/aɪˈkɑn.əˌklæst/
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rhymes with -æst
CMU ARPABET:AY2 K AA1 N AH0 K L AE2 S T
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1
noun
Meaning 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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: iconodule, iconophile
2
noun
Meaning 2
One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: heretic
Antonyms: traditionalist
3
noun
Meaning 3
One who attacks cherished beliefs; a maverick.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: nonconformist, rebel
Antonyms: traditionalist, conformist, devotee
4
noun
Meaning 4
someone who attacks cherished ideas or traditional institutions
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Borrowed from French iconoclaste and its etymon Medieval Latin īconoclastēs, from Byzantine Greek εἰκονοκλάστης (eikonoklástēs, literally “image breaker”). By surface analysis, icono- + -clast.
Across languages
Translations
60 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Armenian:
պատկերամարտ
(patkeramart)
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Bulgarian:
иконоборец
(ikonoborec)
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Catalan:
iconoclasta
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Chinese Mandarin:
聖像破壞者 /圣像破坏者
(shèngxiàng pòhuài zhě)
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Chinese Mandarin:
破壞聖像者 /破坏圣像者
(pòhuài shèngxiàng zhě)
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Danish:
billedstormer
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Danish:
ikonoklast
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Dutch:
beeldenstormer
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Dutch:
iconoclast
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Finnish:
kuvainraastaja
— one who destroys religious images or icons
French:
iconoclaste
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Galician:
iconoclasta
— one who destroys religious images or icons
German:
Bilderstürmer
— one who destroys religious images or icons
German:
Bilderstürmerin
— one who destroys religious images or icons
German:
Ikonoklast
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Ancient Greek:
εἰκονοκλάστης
(eikonoklástēs)
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Hungarian:
képromboló
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Hungarian:
ikonoklaszta
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Indonesian:
ikonoklas
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Italian:
iconoclasta
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Macedonian:
иконоборец
(ikonoborec)
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Polish:
ikonoklasta
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Polish:
obrazoburca
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Portuguese:
iconoclasta
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Russian:
иконобо́рец
(ikonobórec)
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Spanish:
iconoclasta
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Swedish:
bildstormare
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Swedish:
ikonoklast
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Welsh:
delwyddrylliwr
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Welsh:
eiconoclast
— one who destroys religious images or icons
Chinese Mandarin:
反正統主義者 /反正统主义者
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Chinese Mandarin:
反聖像崇拜者 /反圣像崇拜者
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Danish:
billedstormer
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Danish:
ikonoklast
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Dutch:
beeldenstormer
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Dutch:
iconoclast
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Finnish:
kuvainraastaja
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
French:
iconoclaste
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
German:
Bilderstürmer
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
German:
Bilderstürmerin
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
German:
Ikonoklast
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Italian:
iconoclasta
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Portuguese:
iconoclasta
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Russian:
иконобо́рец
(ikonobórec)
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Spanish:
iconoclasta
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Swedish:
bildstormare
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Swedish:
ikonoklast
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Welsh:
delwyddrylliwr
— one who opposes orthodoxy and religion
Catalan:
iconoclasta
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Chinese Mandarin:
攻擊傳統信念者 /攻击传统信念者
(gōngjī chuántǒng xìnniàn zhě)
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Dutch:
hemelbestormer
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Finnish:
kerettiläinen
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
French:
iconoclaste
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Galician:
iconoclasta
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Hungarian:
polgárpukkasztó
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Italian:
iconoclasta
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Portuguese:
iconoclasta
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Russian:
иконобо́рец
(ikonobórec)
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Spanish:
iconoclasta
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
Welsh:
delwyddrylliwr
— one who attacks cherished beliefs
