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modernism . 1. m. especially in art and literature, fondness for modern things with contempt for the old. 2. m. art movement in Latin America and in Spain, between the end of the 19th century and early 20th Centuries, marked by willingness to creative independence and the configuration of a refined world, which in the literature reflected in language, especially rhythmic innovations, and a sensitivity to diverse cultures, particularly to the exotic. 3. m. religious movement of late 19th century and early 20th Centuries who pretended to agree the doctrine Christian with the sharp trusts and the science of the time, and favored the subjective, sentimental and historical interpretation of many religious content.