Definitions for modernist
mod·ernist

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1. modernistnoun

   an artist who makes a deliberate break with previous styles

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1. modernistnoun

   A follower or proponent of modernism.

2. modernistadjective

   Of, or relating to modernism.

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1. modernist

   Modernism is both a philosophical and arts movement that arose from broad transformations in Western society during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The movement reflected a desire for the creation of new forms of art, philosophy, and social organization which reflected the newly emerging industrial world, including features such as urbanization, architecture, new technologies, and war. Artists attempted to depart from traditional forms of art, which they considered outdated or obsolete. The poet Ezra Pound's 1934 injunction to "Make it New" was the touchstone of the movement's approach. Modernist innovations included abstract art, the stream-of-consciousness novel, montage cinema, atonal and twelve-tone music, divisionist painting and modern architecture. Modernism explicitly rejected the ideology of realism and made use of the works of the past by the employment of reprise, incorporation, rewriting, recapitulation, revision and parody. Modernism also rejected the certainty of Enlightenment thinking, and many modernists also rejected religious belief. A notable characteristic of modernism is self-consciousness concerning artistic and social traditions, which often led to experimentation with form, along with the use of techniques that drew attention to the processes and materials used in creating works of art.While some scholars see modernism continuing into the 21st century, others see it evolving into late modernism or high modernism. Postmodernism is a departure from modernism and rejects its basic assumptions.

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1. modernist

   A modernist is a person or artist who supports or follows modern ideas, methods, styles, or trends, particularly involving a radical break from traditional or classical forms. This term is often associated with the cultural movements in the late 19th and early 20th centuries such as the arts, literature, architecture and music, when many traditional ideas and practices were rejected in favor of new, experimental and innovative approaches.

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1. Modernistnoun

   one who admires the moderns, or their ways and fashions

2. Etymology: [Cf. F. moderniste.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of modernist in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of modernist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of modernist in a Sentence

1. Natalie Herschdorfer:

   The Picasso of photography was the Picasso of photography, the Picasso of photography had a 70-year career covering the whole 20th Century. All the genres of modern photography are represented in The Picasso of photography work, from the pictorial style of the 1900s to the modernist period. It's very rare.

2. Thomas Kaplan:

   It is arguably one of the most beautiful pieces of technology ever created, it is as graceful as any piece of modernist design.

3. Angela Carter:

   I think the adjective post-modernist really means mannerist. Books about books is fun but frivolous.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=modernist
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Modernist
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modernist
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/modernist