iconoclasm
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In more recent decades, a spirit of iconoclasm eclipsed the spirit of commemoration.
They wear their iconoclasm like a badge of pride.
From Los Angeles Times
The Israeli government expressed alarm over the defacement, which officials also attributed to Jewish iconoclasm in obedience to early prohibitions against idolatry.
From Seattle Times
Ruscha’s sly painting invokes the rejection of “retinal art,” intended only to please the eye, by Marcel Duchamp, cultural iconoclasm’s reigning dignitary.
From Los Angeles Times
On the contrary: He reveled in precocity, cheekiness, iconoclasm and snark.
From New York Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
