how to pronounce iconoclasm

/ˌaɪˈkɑːnəkˌlæzəm/

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iconoclasm is pronounced in five syllables

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aɪkɑːnəklæzəm

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An example use of iconoclasm in a speech by a native speaker of american english:

“… tradition and iconoclasm and return to …”

meanings of iconoclasm

noun:

  1. The belief in, participation in, or sanction of destroying religious icons and other symbols or monuments, usually with religious or political motives.

iconoclasm frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word iconoclasm occurs in english on average 0.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics iconoclasm can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that iconoclasm can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;

words with pronunciation similar to iconoclasm

iconoclast

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