Modernism
WordNet
noun
(1) Practices typical of contemporary life or thought
(2) Genre of art and literature that makes a self-conscious break with previous genres
(3) The quality of being current or of the present
"A shopping mall would instill a spirit of modernity into this village"
WiktionaryText
Noun
- Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
- 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