iconoclasm

[ ahy-kon-uh-klaz-uhm ]
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noun
  1. the action or spirit of iconoclasts.

Origin of iconoclasm

1
1790–1800; iconocl(ast) + -asm on model of such pairs as enthusiast: enthusiasm

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British Dictionary definitions for iconoclasm

iconoclasm

/ (aɪˈkɒnəˌklæzəm) /


noun
  1. the acts or beliefs of an iconoclast

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