modernist:
(plural: ‘modernists‘; opposite word in meaning, in most contexts, ‘traditionallist’)
a modernist with one of his paintings
a person who supports the idea of breaking off from the old or traditional ways, thoughts and methods and following modern ideas which seem entirely different from the old ones;
an artist, musician, sculptor, architect, etc. who likes to break away from the old forms, ideas, traditions, etc., and put into practice the modern ways in their specific field of expertise,
Daniel Libeskind, a famous modernist architect
Our History professor is a modernist to the core… all his theories contradict the old ones!
Some experts state that both the traditionalists and the modernists have contributed to the development we see in every aspect of our lives now.
Some religious people, like the Jewish priest Rabbi Irwin Kula, use the word ‘liberals‘ when they refer to religious modernists.
