iconoclasm
- noun
- /ˌaɪkəˈnɒklæzəm/
- Formal
- With its strong iconoclasm, Islam warns that Allah cannot be captured in any human-made form.
- Islamic iconoclasm
- Byzantine iconoclasm
- period of iconoclasm
But in the other hand, you have this profound iconoclasm or just cynicism saying, no, I don't, I don't need these things.
- But in the other hand, you have this profound iconoclasm or just cynicism saying, no, I don't, I don't need these things.
Examples
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At a time when Americans were tired of autocratic, top-down rule, Pasquel's iconoclasm was refreshing.
Academic text (1994) -
Hungarians shared in this iconoclasm as it swept central and eastern Europe.
Academic text (2000) -
For some, it seems that iconoclasm isn't American if it conflicts with the U.S. government's point of view.
Academic text (2003) -
Divisions are less clear and authoritarian rule much subtler, making iconoclasm much more difficult.
Academic text (2000) -
With this, a dominant feature of the modern Chinese identity took shape: the intertwining of nationalism and iconoclasm.
Academic text (1991) -
First, it cautions against viewing the past ten years as a period of widespread iconoclasm in Hungary and elsewhere in the former Soviet bloc.
Academic text (2000) -
Other antiquities, most notably the Buddhas of Bamiyan, were destroyed by the Taliban in a campaign of iconoclasm in 2001.
Academic text (2011) -
The project to discourage the use of bieri led to a period of iconoclasm when vast numbers of sculptures were ritually confiscated and destroyed.
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Indeed, "during early and mid-sixteenth-century outbreaks of iconoclasm, English Protestants demolished or mutilated many funerary monuments." 6
Academic text (2016) -
The artist's bold iconoclasm challenged traditional approaches to beauty and sparked a heated debate.
Antonyms
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Morphology
iconoclasm = iconoclast (semi-transparent) = icon + clast + ism
Formed by adding the productive suffix '-ism' to the noun 'iconoclast' to denote a doctrine, practice, or movement.
Etymology
Iconoclasm comes from Greek parts icon ('image') and -clasm ('break' or 'destroy'), so it originally meant 'image-breaking'. Today iconoclasm is used for any strong attack on or rejection of old beliefs, institutions, or artistic traditions.