modernism

Definition of Modernism in English :

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Noun

1. modernism

genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres

2. contemporaneity, contemporaneousness, modernism, modernity, modernness

the quality of being current or of the present

Example Sentences:
'a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village'

3. modernism

practices typical of contemporary life or thought

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Modernism

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noun

1.

modern tendencies, characteristics, thoughts, etc, or the support of these

2.

something typical of contemporary life or thought

3.

a 20th-century divergence in the arts from previous traditions, esp in architecture

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4. (capital) Roman Catholic Church

the movement at the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th centuries that sought to adapt doctrine to the supposed requirements of modern thought

Modernism

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noun

1.

a.

modern practices, trends, ideas, etc., or sympathy with any of these

b.

an instance of this; a modern idiom, practice, or usage

2. [often M-]

any of several movements variously attempting to redefine Biblical and Christian dogma and traditional teachings in the light of modern science, historical research, etc.: condemned in the Roman Catholic Church in 1907 as a heresy

3. [often M-]

the early 20th-cent. movement or trend in which certain artists and writers, esp. those (as Joyce, T. S. Eliot, and Picasso) of the period between WWI and WWII, broke with established traditions and sought new modes of expression

Modernism

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n.

1.

a. Modern thought, character, or practice.

b. Sympathy with or conformity to modern ideas, practices, or standards.

2. A peculiarity of usage or style, as of a word or phrase, that is characteristic of modern times.

3. often Modernism The deliberate departure from tradition and the use of innovative forms of expression that distinguish many styles in the arts and literature of the 1900s.

4. often Modernism A Roman Catholic movement, officially condemned in 1907, that attempted to examine traditional belief according to contemporary philosophy, criticism, and historiography.

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