İngilizce dilinde "iconoclast" tanımı

noun

1. (historical, Christianity) One who destroys religious images or icons, especially an opponent of the Orthodox Church in the 8th and 9th centuries, or a Puritan during the European Reformation.

2. One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.

   • In February 1895 he [William Cowper Brann, 1855-1898 ] revived publication of the Iconoclast. This time it was successful and eventually attained a circulation of 100,000. Brann took obvious relish in directing his stinging attacks upon institutions and persons he considered to be hypocritical or overly sanctimonious.

3. (by extension) One who attacks cherished beliefs; a maverick.