different between clastic vs iconoclast

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (klastós, “broken in pieces”), from ?????? (kláein, “to break”) +? -ic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æst?k

Adjective

clastic (not comparable)

1. Made up of parts that are easily removable.
2. (geology, of rock) Made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Derived terms

• clast
• volcaniclastic
• pyroclastic

Related terms

• iconoclast

Translations

Noun

clastic (plural clastics)

1. (geology) A rock made from fragments of pre-existing rocks.

Romanian

Etymology

From French clastique

Adjective

clastic m or n (feminine singular clastic?, masculine plural clastici, feminine and neuter plural clastice)

1. clastic

Declension

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French iconoclaste, from Byzantine Greek ????????????? (eikonoklást?s, literally “image breaker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a??k?n?klæst/

Noun

iconoclast (plural iconoclasts)

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.

   Antonym: iconodule
2. One who opposes orthodoxy and religion; one who adheres to the doctrine of iconoclasm.
   • 2010 The Handbook of Texas Online, William Cowper Brann, Texas State Historical Association, Austin [1]:

     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.

Related terms

Translations

See also

• antichrist
• rebel
• radical
• dissenter
• contrarian

Romanian

Etymology

From French iconoclaste.

Noun

iconoclast m (plural iconocla?ti, feminine equivalent iconoclast?)

1. iconoclast

Declension