iconoclast (n.)

someone who attacks cherished beliefs

Examples

• The artist was an iconoclast.

Key rules

• An iconoclast is someone who attacks cherished beliefs
• An iconoclast in art, a political iconoclast
• Iconoclast is countable

Common mistakes

• She is an iconoclast of tradition → She is an iconoclast who challenges tradition

Use cases

• Describing rebels
• Art history
• Political debate