aggiornamento

American  

[uh-jawr-nuh-men-toh, ahd-jawr-nah-men-taw] / əˌdʒɔr nəˈmɛn toʊ, ɑdˌdʒɔr nɑˈmɛn tɔ /

noun

plural

aggiornamenti

1. the act of bringing something up to date to meet current needs.

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aggiornamento British  

/ addʒornaˈmɛnto /

noun

1. RC Church the process of bringing up to date methods, ideas, etc

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Etymology

Origin of aggiornamento

First recorded in 1960–65; from Italian, equivalent to aggiorna(re) “to revise, update,” equivalent to ag- verbal prefix + -giornare, verbal derivative of giorno “day” + -mento noun suffix. See ad-, adjourn, -ment

Example Sentences

Mr. Ducasse likes the Italian word “aggiornamento,” which he sees as the continuous adaptation of tradition.

From New York Times

By the grace of God Pope Francis will effect an aggiornamento and, at the same time, ressourcement in Holy Mother Church.

From New York Times