iconoclasm
noun
icon·o·clasm
ī-ˈkä-nə-ˌkla-zəm 
: the doctrine, practice, or attitude of an iconoclast
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My mother’s iconoclasm shaped my attitude toward life, including my taste in music.
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Santi Elijah Holley, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Their own failure to stand up to Senator Joseph McCarthy’s demagoguery hardly recommended their version of artistic iconoclasm and political neutrality.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
There’s no question Linklater identifies with Godard and is, like any filmmaker of his caliber and contemporary, one continually inspired by the French director’s iconoclasm and stylistic derring-do.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
Now after her dramatic ouster and flight into exile in India, the family cult of personality has ceded to raucous iconoclasm.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
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Santi Elijah Holley, New York Times, 22 July 2025
Their own failure to stand up to Senator Joseph McCarthy’s demagoguery hardly recommended their version of artistic iconoclasm and political neutrality.
—Pankaj Mishra, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
There’s no question Linklater identifies with Godard and is, like any filmmaker of his caliber and contemporary, one continually inspired by the French director’s iconoclasm and stylistic derring-do.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 17 May 2025
Now after her dramatic ouster and flight into exile in India, the family cult of personality has ceded to raucous iconoclasm.
—Simon Montlake, Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for iconoclasm
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“Iconoclasm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iconoclasm. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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