Heretical vs Iconoclastic - What's the difference?
heretical | iconoclastic |
Of or pertaining to heresy or heretics.
(of ideas or views) Contrary to mainstream or accepted opinion.
Characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.
As adjectives the difference between heretical and iconoclastic
is that heretical is of or pertaining to heresy or heretics while iconoclastic is characterized by attack on established and accepted beliefs, customs, or institutions; of or pertaining to iconoclasm.heretical
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Alternative forms
* (archaic)Adjective
(en adjective)Synonyms
* unorthodoxSee also
* heterodox * heterodoxyiconoclastic
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Adjective
(head)- Many of Thomas Hardy's works were considered iconoclastic in his days.