iconoclast
/ˌaɪˈkɒnəkˌlæst/eye-KO-nuh-klast
/ˌaɪˈkɑnəkˌlæst/eye-KAH-nuh-klast
Meaningan image breaker
Common meaning: an attacker of cherished beliefs
- iconoimage (Greek eikōn)
- clastto breakLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 435 · scan
‘image (Greek eikōn)’ + ‘to break’ → iconoclast
Journey through time
- Greekκλάω‘to break’
- Englishiconoclast‘an attacker of cherished beliefs’ · today
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
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Origin: Built on Greek κλάω ‘to break’.
Roots
- κλάω Greek “to break”
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