Iconoclasm: The action or spirit of an iconoclast.
Which begs an obvious question...
Iconoclast: A breaker or destroyer of images, esp. those set up for religious veneration. A person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
Let's all try to use this fine word at least once today. Here's a ready made example of a way it can be used which I just stole from a film review, feel free to copy it yourself if the mood takes you...
"Lars Von Triers' new film, 'The Boss Of It All' is his most accessible, and least iconoclastic, in ages".
Or you could tell your mates down the pub that you're thinking about becoming an iconoclast. Ask their opinion on whether they think it's a good idea or not.
(It's probably best not to entertain any seriously iconoclastic ideas though - at least don't vocalise them like Lars Von Trier regularly does, because it might upset mum and dad)
Irreverance and iconoclasm in action: Lars Von Trier on the set of his film "The Idiots" (2000)
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