PRESENTISM

presentism

(noun) the doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

presentism (countable and uncountable, plural presentisms)

(philosophy) The view that neither the future nor the past exist (events and entities that are wholly past or wholly future do not exist at all).

The belief that only current phenomena are relevant.

Ahistorically and erroneously interpreting past phenomena in terms of current beliefs and knowledge.

Antonyms

• eternalism

Anagrams

• mispresent

Source: Wiktionary



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