modernism

Modernism — • Etymologically, modernism means an exaggerated love of what is modern, an infatuation for modern ideas Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Modernism     Modernism      …   Catholic encyclopedia

modernism — noun 1) модернизм; новейшие течения 2) ling. неологизм …   Англо-русский словарь Мюллера

Modernism — Mod ern*ism, n. 1. Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression. [1913 Webster] 2. Certain methods and tendencies which, in Biblical questions, apologetics, and the theory of dogma, in the endeavor to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

modernism — 1> модернизм 2> овременные взгляды, вкусы и т. п. 3> неологизм …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

MODERNISM —    Modernism (modanizumu) manifested itself first in Europe, with notable modernist writers, such as James Joyce and T. S. Eliot. Its influence was quickly felt in Japan by such writers as Yokomitsu Riichi, Kawabata Yasunari, Hori Tatsuo, Ito Sei …   Japanese literature and theater

Modernism — For other uses of the word, see Modernism (disambiguation). For the period in sociology beginning with the industrialization, see Modernity. Hans Hofmann, The Gate , 1959–1960, collection: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. Hofmann was renowned not… …   Wikipedia

modernism — /mod euhr niz euhm/, n. 1. modern character, tendencies, or values; adherence to or sympathy with what is modern. 2. a modern usage or characteristic. 3. (cap.) Theol. a. the movement in Roman Catholic thought that sought to interpret the… …   Universalium

Modernism —    Literary modernism is usually defined in contradistinction to realism and naturalism, and especially in opposition to the scientific worldview on which they rest. One of the great early European modernists was Knut Hamsun, whose novel Sult… …   Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Literature and Theater

modernism — сущ. модернизм а) соц., фил. (философские и социальные теории, соответствующие периоду modernity; опираются на рационализм Нового времени и философию эпохи Просвещения; основные черты: вера в общественный прогресс на основе развития научных… …   Англо-русский экономический словарь

modernism — noun Date: 1737 1. a practice, usage, or expression peculiar to modern times 2. often capitalized a tendency in theology to accommodate traditional religious teaching to contemporary thought and especially to devalue supernatural elements 3.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary