Word of the Day - October 02, 2022

ICONOCLAST

• a breaker or destroyer of images or idols [n -S]
• A destroyer of images used in religious worship, in particular
• A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions
• A Puritan of the 16th or 17th century
• A supporter of the 8th- and 9th-century movement in the Byzantine Church that sought to abolish the veneration of icons and other religious images
• originally referred to someone who destroys religious images or who opposes their veneration.