iconoplast

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noun

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

Scrabble 14

Meanings

nouniconoplast (plural iconoplasts)

plural iconoplasts

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

Origin

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

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APA

iconoplast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconoplast

MLA

“iconoplast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconoplast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “iconoplast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/iconoplast.

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