iconoclast [noun]: a person who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions.
Example: He had an instinctive contempt for authority and was an iconoclast all his life.
Related words: iconoclastic [adjective], iconoclastically [adverb]
Synonyms: agitator, anarchist, denouncer, dissident, heretic, insurgent, nonbeliever, questioner, radical, rebel, revolutionary, skeptic, unbeliever
Antonyms: follower, loyalist, nationalist, obeyer, patriot, supporter
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