Definition of "modernity" []

• The state or quality of being modern: "Warriors of the . . . tribe, imposing symbols of a nomadic culture . . . are caught between tradition and modernity” ( Sheila Rule). (noun)

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• "In my view, his observation that Buddhism is a religion for late human beings is actually a warning against the onset of nihilism in modernity, which Buddhism typifies."
• "The paper book, the tool that built modernity, is to be phased out in favor of fractured, unfixed information."
• "Few white people see Namatjira Camp, a grim nest of iron sheds and outdoor mattresses whose only obvious sign of modernity is a single electric light and a government sign listing everything the inhabitants can't do."