Anti modernist


a person who follows or favors ways, tendencies, etc.
a person who advocates the study of subjects in preference to ancient classics.
an adherent of in theological questions.
of modernists or .
n.

1580s, “a modern person,” from modern + -ist. Later, “a supporter of the modern” (as opposed to the classical), c.1700. As a follower of a movement in the arts (modernism), attested from 1927.

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