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iconoclastic

adj · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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adj

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Synonym of iconoclast.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: iconoclast

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree English iconoclast Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English iconoclastic From iconoclast + -ic.

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: iconoclasta — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Catalan: iconoclàstic — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反對偶像崇拜的 /反对偶像崇拜的 — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Czech: ikonoklastický — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Finnish: ikonoklastinen — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Finnish: kerettiläinen — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • French: iconoclaste — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Galician: iconoclasta — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Galician: iconoclástico — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • German: bilderstürmerisch — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • German: ikonoklastisch — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Greek: εικονοκλαστικός (eikonoklastikós) — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Hungarian: tekintélyromboló — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Hungarian: polgárpukkasztó — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Ido: ikonoklasta — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Italian: iconoclasta — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Latin: iconoclasticus — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Polish: bogoburczy — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Portuguese: iconoclástico — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Portuguese: iconoclasta — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Russian: мяте́жный (mjatéžnyj) — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Russian: де́рзкий (dérzkij) — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Russian: иконобо́рческий (ikonobórčeskij) — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Slovak: ikonoklastický — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Spanish: iconoclasta — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Spanish: iconoclástico — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Welsh: delwddrylliol — pertaining to iconoclasm
  • Welsh: eiconoclastig — pertaining to iconoclasm