Modernism is a movement in the arts in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, or more generally to modern thought, character, practice and/or the philosophy/ideology behind these.
Modernism or modernist may also refer to:
Theology and philosophy Modernism in the Catholic Church, theological opinions expressed during the late 19th and early 20th centuries characterized by a break with the past Liberal Christianity, used in connection with the Fundamentalist–Modernist controversy Modernism (Islam in Indonesia), a religious movement which puts emphasis on teachings purely derived from the Islamic religious scriptures
Music Modernism (music), change and development in musical language that occurred at or around the turn of the 20th century Modernism: A New Decade, a 1998 album by The Style Council "moDernisT", a 2015 remake of the song Tom's Diner
Art and architecture Modern architecture, an architectural movement or style based upon new technologies of construction Modern art, artistic works produced roughly from the 1860s to the 1970s, and the style and philosophy of the art produced during that era
Literature Modernist literature, a self-conscious break with traditional styles of poetry and verse in the late 19th and early 20th centuries Modernist poetry, written, mainly in Europe and North America, between 1890 and 1950 in the tradition of modernist literature
Science Moderne Algebra (1930), first textbook to axiomatically develop groups, rings, and fields Modernism/modernity, a peer-reviewed academic journal founded in 1994
See also Modernisme, a cultural movement associated with the search for Catalan national identity Modernismo, a Spanish-American literary movement Modernity Postmodernism