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10 Language-to-English Dictionariescatólico modernista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kaˈtɔ.li.ku mo.deɾˈniʃ.tɐ
"O pensador era um católico modernista influente."
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A member of the Roman Catholic Church who advocates for the adaptation of Catholic dogma and practices to modern thought, science, and secular culture.
"Early 20th-century intellectual movements often featured the outspoken modernist Catholic who challenged traditional scholastic interpretations."
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Relating to or characteristic of theological modernism within the Roman Catholic tradition.
"His modernist Catholic views eventually drew intense scrutiny and condemnation from church authorities."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term combines 'modernist'—derived from Late Latin 'modernus' (recent, modern)—with 'Catholic', from Greek 'katholikos' (universal). It emerged prominently during the late 19th and early 20th-century Catholic Modernism crisis, representing theologians and intellectuals who sought to reconcile Catholic dogma with modern philosophy, science, and historical-critical biblical scholarship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Modernist Catholic" is said worldwide
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catholique moderniste
Transliteration: ka.tɔ.lik mɔ.dɛʁ.nist
"Le théologien était connu comme un catholique moderniste."
modernistischer Katholik
Transliteration: mo.dɛʁˈnɪs.tɪ.ʃɐ ka.toˈlɪk
"Ein modernistischer Katholik sucht den Dialog mit der Wissenschaft."
cattolico modernista
Transliteration: katˈtɔ.li.ko mo.derˈni.sta
"Il movimento del cattolico modernista fu condannato all'inizio del secolo."
católico modernista
Transliteration: kaˈto.li.ko mo.ðerˈnis.ta
"El católico modernista defiende la reconciliación entre la fe y la ciencia."
católico modernista
Transliteration: kaˈtɔ.li.ku mo.deɾˈniʃ.tɐ
"O pensador era um católico modernista influente."
आधुनिकतावादी कैथोलिक
Transliteration: aadhuniktawadi katholik
"वह एक आधुनिकतावादी कैथोलिक विचारक थे।"
现代主义天主教徒
Transliteration: xiàn dài zhǔ yì tiān zhǔ jiào tú
"这位现代主义天主教徒主张教会改革。"
모더니스트 가톨릭 신자
Transliteration: modeuniseuteu gatollik sinja
"그는 모더니스트 가톨릭 신자로서 학문적 자유를옹호했다."
モダニスト・カトリック
Transliteration: modanisuto katorikku
"そのモダニスト・カトリックの神学者は多くの論争を引き起こした。"
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