I·eōn'o·elāst, n.

noun

n. [Fr. iconoclaste, Gr. εἰκονοκλάστης, from εἰκών, image, and κλάστης, a breaker, from κλάω, to break.]

  1. A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of idol-worship.
  2. One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams of any kind.