modernism
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Definitions
noun
- Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
- 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.
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Synonyms
modernitymodernnesscontemporaneousnesscontemporaneitymodernizationhadassahavant-gardismprogressivismfuturisminnovationnewnesspresentismup-to-datenesscurrencyadvancementforwardness
Associated
postmodernismfunctionalismcubismmodernistminimalismbauhausexpressionismpostmodernimpressionismclassicism