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iconoplast

iconoplast noun: one who creates images, idols, or symbols, typically as opposed to an iconoclast who destroys them.

Noun

iconoplast (plural iconoplasts)

  1. One who creates images, idols, or symbols, typically as opposed to an iconoclast who destroys them.

Forms of iconoplast

pluraliconoplasts

Origin of iconoplast

From icono- + Ancient Greek πλάστης (plástēs, “moulder, shaper”).

Questions about iconoplast

What does iconoplast mean?
Iconoplast means one who creates images, idols, or symbols, typically as opposed to an iconoclast who destroys them.
What part of speech is iconoplast?
Iconoplast is a noun.
What is the plural of iconoplast?
The plural of iconoplast is iconoplasts.

Words near iconoplast in the dictionary

  1. iconophily
  2. iconophobe
  3. iconophobes
  4. iconophobia
  5. iconophobic
  6. iconoplast
  7. iconoplasts
  8. iconoscope
  9. iconoscopes
  10. iconostas
  11. iconostaseis

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