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Antonyms for iconoclasm
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : ahy-kon-uh-klaz-uh m |
| Phonetic Transcription : aɪˈkɒn əˌklæz əm |
Definition of iconoclasm
Origin :- 1797 in reference to breaking of idols; 1858 in reference to beliefs, institutions, etc.; see iconoclast + -ism.
- As in nonconformity : noun belief, behavior different from most
- As in atheism : noun belief that no god exists
- As in heresy : noun unorthodox opinion, especially in religious matters
- In fact, the propensity to iconoclasm was not part of his constitution.
- Extract from : « Recollections and Impressions » by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
- The causes for, as well as the agents of, this iconoclasm, differ widely.
- Extract from : « Stained Glass Tours in England » by Charles Hitchcock Sherrill
- This iconoclasm had its time, and, one supposes, its office.
- Extract from : « Modern Society » by Julia Ward Howe
- For all her courage and iconoclasm, she was deeply feminine in outlook and behavior.
- Extract from : « Emma Goldman » by Charles A. Madison
- He could despise her iconoclasm and still utilize its intelligence to aid him in his climb.
- Extract from : « Gargoyles » by Ben Hecht
- His iconoclasm increased as if inspired by the length of the minister's harangue.
- Extract from : « Gargoyles » by Ben Hecht
- The way of the truth-teller is not made easier by charges of iconoclasm.
- Extract from : « Safe Marriage » by Ettie A. Rout
- But the reason may not be connected with the iconoclasm of "Ann Veronica."
- Extract from : « Books and Persons » by Arnold Bennett
- Under his rule the spirit of iconoclasm spread fast, and the reformation proceeded to completion.
- Extract from : « The World's Greatest Books, Vol XI. » by Edited by Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton
- One of the most charming instances of this iconoclasm is the music of Claude Dbussy.
- Extract from : « Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies » by Philip H. Goepp
Synonyms for iconoclasm
- agnosticism
- apostasy
- atheism
- blasphemy
- bohemianism
- breach
- contumaciousness
- defection
- denial
- disaffection
- disagreement
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- disbelief
- discordance
- disobedience
- dissent
- dissidence
- divergence
- doubt
- eccentricity
- error
- exception
- fallacy
- freethinking
- godlessness
- heresy
- heterodoxy
- iconoclasm
- impiety
- infidelity
- insubordination
- irreligion
- irreverence
- lawlessness
- misbelief
- mutinousness
- negation
- nihilism
- nonacceptance
- nonagreement
- nonbelief
- noncompliance
- nonconformism
- nonconformity
- nonconsent
- objection
- opposition
- originality
- paganism
- recalcitrance
- recusance
- recusancy
- rejection
- revisionism
- schism
- sectarianism
- secularism
- sin
- skepticism
- strangeness
- transgressiveness
- unbelief
- unconventionality
- uniqueness
- unorthodoxy
- unruliness
- veto
- violation
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