Modernismus
German, noun/modɛʁˈnɪsmʊs/
Modernismus is spelled M-O-D-E-R-N-I-S-M-U-S (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 95,383rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Modernismus is a German masculine noun meaning “modernism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Betonung des Modernen, Streben nach dem, was modern, neu, aktuell ist; Ausrichtung auf die Modernität”.
What does Modernismus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinemodernism
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Betonung des Modernen, Streben nach dem, was modern, neu, aktuell ist; Ausrichtung auf die Modernität 2. Strömung innerhalb der römisch-katholischen Kirche im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, welche die moderne Wissenschaft und Philosophie mit den theologischen Lehren zu vereinen suchte 3. modernes stilistisches Element; Phänomen, das als typisch für die Moderne erachtet wird
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Modernismus
- Modernismen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Modernismus?
- /modɛʁˈnɪsmʊs/
- [modɛʁˈnɪsmʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Modernismus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Modernismus in German?
Modernismus appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).