iconoclastic.

1. Attacking or questioning cherished beliefs, institutions, or artistic conventions.

2. Opposing or destroying religious images regarded as improper objects of veneration.

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Words that belong together

• iconoclastic argument
• iconoclastic artist

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Her iconoclastic argument unsettled the academy.

The iconoclastic artist rejected the ceremonial style.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more iconoclastic; superlative most iconoclastic where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.