Definition
Attacking or criticizing cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, or popular ideas; characterized by the destruction of established principles.
Etymology
From Greek 'eikonoklastes' meaning 'image-breaker,' from 'eikon' (image) and 'klan' (to break). Originally referred to 8th-century Byzantine religious reformers who destroyed religious icons, later extended to any challenger of established beliefs.
Kelly Says
Picture someone literally breaking icons (religious images) - an iconoclast breaks the 'icons' of conventional thinking! They smash the statues of sacred ideas.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ምስል ቁረጥ
misil kurat
ARالعربية
مخرب للصور
mukharrib lil-suwar
BNবাংলা
মূর্তি ভঙ্গকারী
moorti bhang-kari
CACatalà
iconoclasta
ee-koh-noh-KLAH-stah
CSČeština
obrazoborecký
oh-brah-zoh-boh-reh-tseh-kee
DADansk
billedstormende
BEEL-duh-storm-eh-nde
DEDeutsch
bilderstürmisch
BIL-duhr-shtoorm-ish
ELΕλληνικά
εικονοκλαστικός
eek-oh-noh-klah-stee-kohs
ESEspañol
iconoclasta
ee-koh-KLAH-stah
FAفارسی
شکنجهگر
shekanjeh-gar
FISuomi
kuvainraivaa
KOO-vain-RAH-vah
FRFrançais
iconoclaste
/i.kɔ.nɔ.klast/
GUGU
મૂર્તિ વિરોધી
moorti virodhi
HAHA
ƙararrakin hotuna
kah-rah-rah-keen hoh-toh-nah
HEעברית
איקונוקלאסטי
ee-koh-noh-klah-stee
HIहिन्दी
मूर्ति विरोधी
moorti virodhi
HUMagyar
képromboló
KAY-prohm-boh-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
ikonoklastik
ee-koh-noh-klah-stik
IGIG
ịkọnklasị
ee-kohng-klah-see
ITItaliano
iconoclasta
ee-koh-KLAH-stah
KKKK
бейнелердің құлдыраушы
baynelerdiñ quldyrawshy
KMKM
អ្នកបំផ្លាញរូប
nek bong pleung roob
MRMR
मूर्ती विरोधी
moorti virodhi
MSBahasa Melayu
ikonoklastik
ee-koh-noh-klah-stik
MYမြန်မာ
ရုပ်တုခုံးသူ
yote khu nee thu
NLNederlands
beeldenstormend
BAY-duhn-storm-end
NONorsk
billedstormende
BEEL-duh-storm-eh-nde
PAPA
ਮੂਰਤੀ ਵਿਰੋਧੀ
moorti virodhi
PLPolski
ikonoklastyczny
ee-koh-noh-klah-stych-nee
PTPortuguês
iconoclasta
ee-koh-KLAH-stah
RORomână
iconoclastic
ee-koh-noh-KLAH-stik
RUРусский
иконоборческий
ee-koh-noh-boh-rech-kee
SVSvenska
bildstormande
BEELD-storm-ah-nde
SWKiswahili
uvamizi wa sanamu
oo-vah-mee-zee wah sah-NAH-moo
TAதமிழ்
சிலைக்கலப்பு
silai-kalappu
TEతెలుగు
విగ్రహ విధ్వంసక
vigrha vidhvamsaka
THไทย
ทำลายรูปเคารพ
tham lai roop kearp
TLTL
ikonoklastiko
ee-koh-noh-KLAH-stee-koh
TRTürkçe
putkırıcı
poot-koor-oo-jee
UKУкраїнська
іконоборчий
ee-koh-noh-boh-rech-kee
URاردو
تخریب کرنے والا
takhreeb karne wala
VITiếng Việt
phá hủy hình tượng
phá huy hình tượng
YOYO
ìkọ́nọ́klàsì
ee-koh-noh-klah-see
ZH中文
破坏性的
pò huài xìng de
ZUZU
umvamizi wezithombe
oo-mvah-mee-zee way-zee-thohm-bay