modernism (ˈmɒdəˌnɪzəm
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Definitions
noun
- modern tendencies, characteristics, thoughts, etc, or the support of these
- something typical of contemporary life or thought
- a 20th-century divergence in the arts from previous traditions, esp in architecture See International Style
- (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
Alternative Forms
ˈmodernist noun adjective ˌmodernˈistic adjective ˌmodernˈistically adverbInternational Style or Modernism
Definitions
noun
- a 20th-century architectural style characterized by undecorated rectilinear forms and the use of glass, steel, and reinforced concrete
Usage examples
Antiquarianism and modernism had fought hard battles over the bones of Diddisham.
, Somewhere East of Life (1994)Most importantly, both conflate the gains of modernism and the iniquities of capitalism.
Spiked (2002)But behind all the sound and fury, modernism is gaining ground.
Globe and Mail (2003)Certain principles were adopted in a spirit of liberal modernism , including the rights of fathers.
Times, Sunday Times (2004)Direct and dramatic, without phoney symbolism and contrived modernism.
, A TALE OF FOUR HOUSES: Opera at Covent Garden, La Scala, Vienna and the Met since 1945 (2003)