i·con
n.
1. also i·kon (kn)
a. An image; a representation.
b. A representation or picture of a sacred or sanctified personage...

2. An important and enduring symbol: “Voyager will take its place... alongside such icons of airborne adventure as The Spirit of St. Louis and [the] Bell X-1” (William D. Marbach).

3. One who is the object of great attention and devotion; an idol: “He is... a pop icon designed and manufactured for the video generation” (Harry F. Waters).

4. Computer Science. A picture on a screen that represents a specific file, directory, window, option, or program.

icon
n 1: (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface.

Iconoclast

i·con·o·clast
n.
1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow traditional or popular ideas or institutions.

2. One who destroys sacred religious images.

iconoclast
1. A breaker or destroyer of images or idols; a determined enemy of idol worship.

2. One who exposes or destroys impositions or shams; one who attacks cherished beliefs; a radical.
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.

iconoclast
n : someone who tries to destroy traditional ideas or institutions
[syn: image breaker]
Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

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