iconoclast

• Nom désignant une personne qui attaque ou critique vivement les croyances, traditions ou institutions établies ; historiquement, destructeur d'images religieuses.

A noun referring to a person who attacks or criticizes cherished beliefs, traditions, or institutions, or historically, a destroyer of religious images.

1. Destroyer of religious imagesC1formal

   A person who opposes or physically destroys images used in religious worship, especially in a historical or theological context.

   Iconoclaste

   • The Byzantine emperor was known as an iconoclast for ordering the destruction of religious icons.
   • During the Reformation, iconoclasts smashed statues and stained glass in churches.
   • Historians debate whether the iconoclasts were motivated by theology or politics.

   Antonymesidolatervenerator

2. Attacker of established beliefsC2formal

   A person who challenges or criticizes widely held beliefs, traditions, or institutions.

   Personne qui attaque les croyances établies

   • The artist was an iconoclast who mocked conventional beauty standards.
   • As a political iconoclast, she wrote essays against the two-party system.
   • The scientist became an iconoclast by questioning the dominant theory in her field.
   • Many view the comedian as an iconoclast for ridiculing social taboos.

   Synonymescriticdissenterhereticmavericknonconformistrebelskeptic

   Antonymesconformistconservativetraditionalist