antimodernism

English

Etymology

anti- +‎ modernism

Noun

antimodernism (countable and uncountable, plural antimodernisms)

1. A movement that opposes modernism.
   • 2007 June 29, Sewell Chan, “Explosive Growth Since 2000 in State’s Hasidic Enclaves”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     The community has not only maintained its linguistic and cultural practices, but also fostered “a fierce antimodernism and anti-Zionism,” Dr. Sarna said.

Related terms

• antimodernist

Translations

a movement that opposes modernism

• Finnish: antimodernismi
• Portuguese: antimodernismo m