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iconoclasm

Syllabification: (i·con·o·clasm)
Pronunciation: /īˈkänəˌklazəm/

Definition of iconoclasm

noun

  • 1the action of attacking or assertively rejecting cherished beliefs and institutions or established values and practices.
  • 2the rejection or destruction of religious images as heretical; the doctrine of iconoclasts.

Origin:

late 18th century: from iconoclast, on the pattern of pairs such as enthusiast, enthusiasm

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