Word of the Day 06/25
From Merriam-Webster.comIconoclast • \eye-KAH-nuh-klast\ • noun
1 : a person who destroys religious images or opposes their veneration
2 : a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
In a sentence:
George Carlin is one example of an iconoclast.
Did you know?
If you already know the word "icon," you're halfway there. An "icon" is a picture that represents something, and is often a religious image. "Icon" comes from the Greek "eikōn," which is from "eikenai," meaning "to resemble." "Iconoclast" comes to us by way of Medieval Latin from Middle Greek "eikonoklastēs," which joins "eikōn" with a form of the word "klan," meaning "to break." "Iconoclast" literally means "image destroyer."
And the Word of the Day # 2 to make up for having missed yesterday, is Treacle, also from Merriam-Webster.com
treacle • \TREE-kul\ • noun
something (as a tone of voice) heavily sweet and cloying
In a sentence:
At first I though she was really that nice, but I discovered later her treacle personality was all an act.
Did you know?
The senses of "treacle" that refer to molasses developed from the earlier "antidote" sense. The "molasses" sense, in turn, was extended to give us a word for things excessively sweet or sentimental.
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