modernism
(noun) practices typical of contemporary life or thought
modernism
(noun) genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
modernity, modernness, modernism, contemporaneity, contemporaneousness
(noun) the quality of being current or of the present; “a shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
modernism (countable and uncountable, plural modernisms)
(uncountable) Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
(countable) Anything that is characteristic of modernity.
Any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc, that flourished in the 20th century.
A religious movement in the early 20th century that tried to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with modern science and philosophy.
Source: Wiktionary
Mod"ern*ism, n.
Definition: Modern practice; a thing of recent date; esp., a modern usage or mode of expression.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
