modernist

1 of 2

noun

mod·​ern·​ist ˈmä-dər-nist 

plural -s

1

: an admirer of modern ways or things : one who asserts the superiority of modern times

its subject is the perennial conflict between conservative and modernist

—Moses Hadas

2

: an adherent of modernism in religion

3

: one who practices, advocates, or admires modernism in the arts

modernist

2 of 2

adjective

mod·​ern·​ist ˈmä-dər-nist 

: of, relating to, or characteristic of modernism or modernists

Word History

Etymology

Noun

modern entry 1 + -ist

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Rhymes for modernist

• postmodernist