modernisme

mɔdɛʁnism

Definition

Definition of modernisme - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

cultureattitude privilégiant idées nouvelles, goûts contemporains et rejet des traditions anciennes

Son modernisme se manifeste dans ses idées politiques et son style de vie.

avant-gardisme

nouveauté

religionmouvement chrétien voulant adapter les doctrines aux temps modernes

Le modernisme catholique fut condamné par le pape Pie X.

progressisme

réformisme

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Origin of modernisme

latin, modernus (moderne) + -isme (suffixe)

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moderniste

art littérature

personne qui suit les principes du modernisme artistique ou littéraire

moderniste

adj.

religion

qui appartient au modernisme religieux du début du vingtième siècle

antimoderniste

traditionaliste

personne qui s'oppose au modernisme et préfère les traditions

postmodernité

art

état de ce qui rompt avec les conventions du modernisme artistique

postmodernisme

arts visuels

mouvement artistique rompant ironiquement avec les conventions du modernisme

Examples of modernisme in a sentence

Son modernisme pédagogique séduit les jeunes professeurs.
Le modernisme a suscité de vives polémiques dans l'Église.
Certains prêtres ont adopté le modernisme au XXe siècle.

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English:modernism, modernist movement, ...
German:Modernismus, ...
Italian:modernismo, ...
Spanish:modernismo, ...
Portuguese:modernismo, ...
Chinese:现代主义, 宗教现代化运动, ...
Japanese:モダニズム, ...
Arabic:مُعاصَرَة, الحداثة الدينية, ...
Hebrew:מוֹדֶרְנִיזְם, תְּנוּעַת מוֹדֶרְנִיזְם דָּתִי, ...
Russian:модернизм, религиозный модернизм, ...
Ukrainian:модернізм, модерністський рух, ...
Catalan:modernisme, ...
Danish:modernisme, ...
Dutch:modernisme, ...
Greek:μοντερνισμός, εκσυγχρονιστικό κίνημα, ...
Khmer:សម័យនិយម, ចលនាទំនើបនិយមក្នុងគ្រិស្តសាសនា, ...
Korean:모더니즘, ...
Polish:modernizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):modernismo, movimento modernista, ...
Romanian:modernism, ...
Swedish:modernism, ...
Thai:ความเป็นสมัยใหม่, ขบวนการสมัยใหม่, ...
Turkish:modernizm, çağdaşlaştırmacılık, ...
Vietnamese:chủ nghĩa hiện đại, thuyết hiện đại, ...

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Definition of modernisme - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

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