Ecclesioclastic

/ɪˌkliːziəˈklæstɪk/ adjective

Definition

Opposed to or destructive of the church or ecclesiastical authority; breaking or rejecting church institutions.

Etymology

From 'ecclesia' (church) plus Greek 'klastos' meaning 'broken' (from klazein 'to break'). Mirrors 'iconoclastic' but targets churches instead of images.

Kelly Says

Ecclesioclastic is the word for church-breakers—just as iconoclasts destroyed religious images, ecclesioclasts attacked church institutions themselves, which is exactly what Protestant reformers were accused of being!

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