iconoclastic
/ˌaɪkənəˈklæstɪk/eye-kuh-nuh-KLA-stik
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked/ˌaɪkənəˈklæstɪk/eye-kuh-nuh-KLA-stik
Meaningrelating to an iconoclast
Common meaning: attacking cherished beliefs
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- iconoimage (Greek eikōn)
- clastto breakLiddell & Scott, Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (1889), p. 435 · scan
- icadjective ending: relating to
‘image (Greek eikōn)’ + ‘to break’ → iconoclastic
Journey through time
- Greekκλάω‘to break’
- Englishiconoclast‘an attacker of cherished beliefs’
- Englishformed in English from iconoclasticonoclastic‘attacking 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: Formed in English from iconoclast + -ic.
Dictionary: Skeat (1898), ICONOCLAST, p.280 · scan
Roots
- κλάω Greek “to break”
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