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i|con|o|clas|tic
i|con|o|clas|tic «y KON uh KLAS tihk», adjective.
of or having to do with iconoclasts or iconoclasm: »

Even the most iconoclastic young scholar hesitates to say anything unfavorable about a large foundation (New Yorker).

i|con´o|clas´ti|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • i|con´o|clas´ti|cal|ly — i|con|o|clas|tic «y KON uh KLAS tihk», adjective. of or having to do with iconoclasts or iconoclasm: »Even the most iconoclastic young scholar hesitates to say anything unfavorable about a large foundation (New Yorker). –i|con´o|clas´ti|cal|ly,… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • iconoclast — i•con•o•clast [[t]aɪˈkɒn əˌklæst[/t]] n. 1) a person who attacks cherished beliefs or traditional institutions as being based on error or superstition 2) a breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for religious veneration • Etymology:… …   From formal English to slang

  • iconoclastically — i·con·o·clast (ī kŏn’ə klăst′) n. 1) One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions. 2) One who destroys sacred religious images. ╂ [French iconoclaste, from Medieval Greek eikonoklastēs, smasher of religious… …   Word Histories

  • Iconoclastic — I*con o*clas tic, a. Of or pertaining to the iconoclasts, or to image breaking. Milman …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • iconoclastic — i|con|o|clas|tic [aıˌkɔnəˈklæstık US ˌka:n ] adj formal iconoclastic ideas, opinions, writings etc attack established beliefs and customs ▪ Wolfe s theories were revolutionary and iconoclastic. >iconoclasm [aıˈkɔnəklæzəm US ˈka: ] n [U] …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • iconoclastic — i|con|o|clas|tic [ aı,kanə klæstık ] adjective FORMAL attacking the beliefs, customs, and opinions that most people in a society accept …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

  • -dac·ty·lous; — ab·i·e·tate; ab·i·e·tene; abio·gen·e·sis; abi·og·e·nist; abra·si·om·e·ter; ab·sorp·ti·om·e·ter; aca·cat·e·chin; ac·ac·e·tin; acad·e·mist; acad·e·my; ac·cel·er·om·e·ter; ac·e·tab·u·lar; ac·e·tab·u·lar·ia; ac·e·tab·u·late; ac·e·tab·u·lif·era;… …   English syllables

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