anti-modernity
|an-ti-mod-er-ni-ty|
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/ˌæn.ti.məˈdɜr.nɪ.ti/
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/ˌæn.ti.mɒˈdɜː.nɪ.ti/
opposition to modernity
Etymology
'anti-modernity' originates from Modern English, specifically by combining the prefix 'anti-' (from Greek, meaning 'against') with the noun 'modernity'.
'modernity' comes from French 'modernité' and Latin 'modernus' (Medieval Latin), where Latin 'modernus' derived from 'modo' meaning 'just now'; the combination with the prefix 'anti-' produced the modern English compound 'anti-modernity'.
Initially, elements like 'modernus' meant 'of the present' or 'just now'; over time 'modernity' came to mean the characteristics and social conditions of the modern era, and 'anti-modernity' developed to denote opposition to those characteristics.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
opposition to modernity; the stance or ideology that rejects or resists modern social, cultural, political, or technological developments.
Her writings expressed a deep anti-modernity that favored traditional village life over industrial urbanization.
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Noun 2
a cultural tendency or movement characterized by nostalgia for the past and critique of contemporary 'modern' ways of life.
The festival celebrated anti-modernity through crafts, songs, and ceremonies drawn from earlier centuries.
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Noun 3
the condition or quality of being opposed to aspects of modern life (used in analytical or academic contexts).
Scholars examined anti-modernity in the region as part of a broader study of cultural change.
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