modernism

noun

mod·ern·ism ˈmä-dər-ˌni-zəm

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: a practice, usage, or expression peculiar to modern times

such modernisms as "blog," "bromance," and "steampunk"

often capitalized : a tendency in theology to accommodate traditional religious teaching to contemporary thought and especially to devalue supernatural elements

: modern artistic or literary philosophy and practice

especially : a self-conscious break with the past and a search for new forms of expression

extols the … modernism that laid the foundation of all twentieth-century design —

Jeffrey Simpson

modernist

ˈmä-dər-nist

noun or adjective

modernistic

ˌmä-dər-ˈni-stik

adjective

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Street scenes, meanwhile, could only be shot with extreme caution, and usually only scenes involving the hijab, the veil for women whose removal has become a symbol in the fight for liberation and modernism. —

Steven Zeitchik, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024 Verbatim: Fredric Jameson Marxist cultural critic Fredric Jameson offered a philosophy of late capitalism that gave us a language for talking about globalization and the end of modernism. —

JSTOR Daily, 22 Nov. 2024 These pictures offer a unique and captivating blend of classicism and modernism. —

Chadd Scott, Forbes, 20 Nov. 2024 By creating horizontal connections across cultures, Pedrosa emphasizes alternative modernisms outside of the boundaries of the Euro-American canon. —

Sara Raza, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for modernism