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Adjective: iconoclastic  ,I-ku-nu'kla-stik
  1. Characterized by attack on established beliefs or institutions
    "Her iconoclastic views on education challenged traditional teaching methods"
     
  2. Destructive of images used in religious worship; said of religions, such as Islam, in which the representation of living things is prohibited
    "The iconoclastic movement led to the destruction of many ancient religious artworks"

See also: destructive, unorthodox

Encyclopedia: Iconoclastic