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Webster 1913 Edition


Iconoclast

I-con′o-clast

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Noun.
[Gr.
εἰκών
image + [GREEK] to break: cf. F.
iconoclaste
.]
1.
A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of idol worship.
2.
One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.

Webster 1828 Edition


Iconoclast

ICON'OCLAST

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Noun.
[Gr. an image, and a breaker, to break.] A breaker or destroyer of images; a name which Catholics give to those who reject the use of images in religious worship.