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Capitalism vs Modernism - What's the difference?

capitalism | modernism |

As nouns the difference between capitalism and modernism

is that capitalism is (politics|uncountable) a socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state while modernism is (uncountable) modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.

capitalism

English

Noun

  • (politics, uncountable) a socio-economic system based on private property rights, including the private ownership of resources or capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
  • (economics, uncountable) a socio-economic system based on the abstraction of resources into the form of privately owned capital, with economic decisions made largely through the operation of a market unregulated by the state.
  • (countable) a specific variation or implementation of either such socio-economic system.

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    * (wikipedia) English words suffixed with -ism

    modernism

    English

    (wikipedia modernism)

    Noun

  • (uncountable) Modern or contemporary ideas, thought, practices, etc.
  • (countable) Anything that is characteristic of modernity.
  • any of several styles of art, architecture, literature, philosophy, etc., that flourished in the 20th century
  • a religious movement in the early 20th century that tried to reconcile Roman Catholic dogma with modern science and philosophy

    • Derived terms

    * modernist * postmodernism English words suffixed with -ism ----