Ambonoclast
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /æmˈbɒnəˌklæst/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ambonoclast is a noun meaning (derogatory) One who wishes to excessively modernize churches, particularly by removing traditional screens.
Meaning
(derogatory) One who wishes to excessively modernize churches, particularly by removing traditional screens.
Example Sentences
"ambonoclasts who destroyed so much screenwork during the last century ..."
"The principal characteristics of modern ambonoclasts may be summed up as follows:"
"Wyatt's policy, too, was to remove screens and to open a building from end to end: he was an ambonoclast. "
Word Forms
- ambonoclasts
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include iconoclast, antimodernist, modernicide, protomodernist, anticeremonialist, antimodern.
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