Examples of “iconoclasm” in a Sentence

noun The belief in, or act of, destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually for religious or political reasons.

• The reformers' iconoclasm led to the smashing of statues across the churches.
• Historians still argue over what drove the wave of iconoclasm.
• The museum's exhibit traces episodes of iconoclasm through the centuries.

noun A challenge to a widely held belief, tradition or cherished institution.

• His essays were full of iconoclasm, questioning ideas nobody else dared touch.
• The band's iconoclasm shook up an industry set in its ways.
• Her iconoclasm made her unpopular with traditionalists on the committee.