different between dogmatic vs iconoclast

English

Alternative forms

• dogmatical

Etymology

From French dogmatique, from Late Latin dogmaticus, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ?????????? (dogmatikós, “didactic”), from ????? (dógma, “dogma”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /d???mat?k/

Adjective

dogmatic (comparative more dogmatic, superlative most dogmatic)

1. (philosophy, medicine) Adhering only to principles which are true a priori, rather than truths based on evidence or deduction.
   • 1902, William James, The Varieties of Religious Experience, Lecture I:

     Dogmatic philosophies have sought for tests for truth which might dispense us from appealing to the future. Some direct mark, by noting which we can be protected immediately and absolutely, now and forever, against all mistake—such has been the darling dream of philosophic dogmatists.

2. Pertaining to dogmas; doctrinal.
3. Asserting dogmas or beliefs in a superior or arrogant way; opinionated, dictatorial.

Translations

Noun

dogmatic (plural dogmatics)

1. One of an ancient sect of physicians who went by general principles; opposed to the empiric.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French dogmatique and Latin dogmaticus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /do??ma.tik/

Adjective

dogmatic m or n (feminine singular dogmatic?, masculine plural dogmatici, feminine and neuter plural dogmatice)

1. dogmatic

Declension

Related terms

• dogmatism
• dogm?

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