- modernism (n.)
[modernism 词源字典]
- 1737, "deviation from the ancient and classical manner" [Johnson, who calls it "a word invented by Swift"], from modern + -ism. From 1830 as "modern ways and styles." Used in theology since 1901. As a movement in the arts (away from classical or traditional modes), from 1929.[modernism etymology, modernism origin, 英语词源]