modernism

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Noun

modernism (countable and uncountable; plural modernisms)

1. (uncountable) Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
2. (countable) Anything that is characteristic of modernity.
3. any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century
4. 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

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 現代主義 (cmn), 现代主义 (cmn) (xiàndàizhǔyì)

• Finnish: modernismi (fi)
• French: modernisme (fr) m
• German: Modernismus (de) m

• Italian: modernismo (it) m
• Japanese: モダニズム (ja) (modanizumu)
• Jèrriais: modèrnisme m
• Russian: модернизм (ru) (modɛrnízm) m
• Spanish: modernismo (es) m

Derived terms

• modernist
• postmodernism

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Swedish

Etymology

modern +‎ -ism

Noun

modernism c

1. modernism

Declension

Declension of modernism

	uncountable		uncountable
Common	indefinite	definite
nominative	modernism	modernismen
genitive	modernisms	modernismens

Related terms

• modernist
• modernistisk