Word of the Day – Iconoclast

Iconoclast (n)

Eye-kon-oh-klast

A person who attacks or criticises cherished beliefs or institutions.

A destroyer of images used in religious worship, in particular.

Example sentences

“There are politicians who do not follow these currents, and journalists too, but they tend to be iconoclasts, rebels, not the leaders of opinion.”

“When drunk, my uncle is an annoying iconoclast who insults the beliefs of others.”