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modernist

[mod-er-nist]

noun

  1. a person who follows or favors modern ways, tendencies, etc.

  2. a person who advocates the study of modern subjects in preference to ancient classics.

  3. an adherent of modernism in theological questions.



adjective

  1. of modernists or modernism.

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Other 51³Ô¹Ï Forms

  • antimodernist noun
  • hypermodernist noun
  • promodernist adjective
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51³Ô¹Ï History and Origins

Origin of modernist1

First recorded in 1580–90; modern + -ist
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Example Sentences

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Here was the framework by which the Nazis attacked modernists not just as purveyors of low-quality creations, but also as perverted, dangerous and, whenever applicable, racially inferior.

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What the collector says: A matchcover collector for over 35 years, Crill says she was drawn to the Town Motel book because of its modernist look and location.

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The narrator, a reader with siblings and a penchant for run-on sentences, brings a modernist sensibility to the texture of her daily life.

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But “Ulysses,†the modernist novel that changed the course of 20th century literature, is notoriously demanding.

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Its 13 vignettes - vivid snapshots of Indian village life - reflect his distinctive blend of Indian folk traditions and modernist influences.

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