mod·ern·ism

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• Mod|ern|ism — «MOD uhr nihz uhm», noun. 1. modern attitudes or methods; sympathy with what is modern: »Modernism entered Japanese poetry with the wave of Western influence which began late in the 19th Century (Atlantic). 2. a tendency in religion to interpret… …   Useful english dictionary

• mod|ern|ism — «MOD uhr nihz uhm», noun. 1. modern attitudes or methods; sympathy with what is modern: »Modernism entered Japanese poetry with the wave of Western influence which began late in the 19th Century (Atlantic). 2. a tendency in religion to interpret… …   Useful english dictionary

• post-mod|ern|ism — «pohst MOD uhr nihz uhm», noun. a movement that embraces post modern practices of style and technique …   Useful english dictionary

• ul|tra|mod|ern|ism — «UHL truh MOD uhr nihz uhm», noun. modernism to the greatest possible degree …   Useful english dictionary

• post·mod·ern·ism — …   Useful english dictionary

• ern — ad·a·ma·wa east·ern; cav·ern·ous; east·ern·er; east·ern·ism; east·ern·ize; east·ern·ly; east·ern·most; gov·ern; gov·ern·able; gov·ern·ance; gov·ern·ment; gov·ern·men·tal; gov·ern·men·tal·ism; gov·ern·men·tal·ist; gov·ern·men·tal·iza·tion;… …   English syllables

• mod — cy·mod·o·ce·a·ce·ae; de·mod·ed; ho·mod·ro·mal; ho·mod·ro·mous; ho·mod·ro·my; MOD; mod·acrylic; mod·al·ism; mod·al·ist; mod·el·er; mod·el·ist; mod·el·ize; mod·e·nese; mod·er·ant; mod·er·ant·ism; mod·er·ant·ist; mod·er·ate·ly; mod·er·ate·ness;… …   English syllables

• ism — is·ma·el·ism; iso·la·tion·ism; isom·er·ism; isos·ter·ism; ital·ian·ism; ivory tower·ism; jack·son·ism; jaco·bin·ism; jaco·bit·ism; jain·ism; jan·sen·ism; ja·pan·ism; jef·fer·so·nian·ism; jesu·it·ism; jew·ism; jin·go·ism; jour·nal·ism; ju·da·ism;… …   English syllables

• modernism — mod·ern·ism …   English syllables

• modernism — mod•ern•ism [[t]ˈmɒd ərˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) modern character, tendencies, or values 2) a modern usage or characteristic 3) rel (cap.) a) the movement in Roman Catholic thought that interpreted the teachings of the Church in the light of modern… …   From formal English to slang