SAT vocabulary
Iconoclast
A person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
Example
"His reputation as an iconoclast was well-earned, as he consistently challenged the established orthodoxies in his field."
Etymology
From Greek eikonoklastes 'breaker of images,' from eikon 'image' + klan 'to break.'
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