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    iconoclastic

    iconoclastic - Dictionary definition and meaning for word iconoclastic

    Definition
    (adj) characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions Definition
    (adj) destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for iconoclastic

icon = idol clash = fragments. So, one who destroys idols into pieces is iconoclast.

ICONOCLASTIC -> ICON(idol) + CLASH. CLASHing/destroying IDOLS/traditions

ICON +BALASTIC - blasting the icons

icon+o+clastic(classic)..someone who breaks classical icons...(symbols of tradition values)

answer is within ICONOCLASTIC:I+C(see)+NO+CASTE!!caste n creed are established beliefs hindering he growth of society!!oppose castism!!

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