Main Entry:

mod·ern·ism

Pronunciation:

\ˈmä-dər-ˌni-zəm\

Function:

noun

Date:

1737

1: a practice, usage, or expression peculiar to modern times2often capitalized : a tendency in theology to accommodate traditional religious teaching to contemporary thought and especially to devalue supernatural elements3: modern artistic or literary philosophy and practice ; especially : a self-conscious break with the past and a search for new forms of expression

— mod·ern·ist \-nist\ noun or adjective

— mod·ern·is·tic \ˌmä-dər-ˈnis-tik\ adjective