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Webster 1913 Edition
Modernism
Mod′ern-ism
,Noun.
1.
Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression.
Webster 1828 Edition
Modernism
MOD'ERNISM
,Noun.
Definition 2024
modernism
modernism
English
Noun
modernism (countable and uncountable, plural modernisms)
- (uncountable) Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
- (countable) Anything that is characteristic of modernity.
- Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century.
- A religious movement in the early 20th century that tried to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with modern science and philosophy.
Translations
any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century
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Derived terms
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Etymology
Noun
modernism c
Declension
Declension of modernism
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| nominative | modernism | modernismen | ||
| genitive | modernisms | modernismens | ||
Related terms
- modernist
- modernistisk