PRESENTIST

presentist

(noun) a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) are being fulfilled at the present time

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

presentist (comparative more presentist, superlative most presentist)

Of or pertaining to presentism; viewing the past with a perspective limited to present-day attitudes and beliefs.

• '"Many people lost their perspective in their euphoria and became parochial and presentist." (Wellman and Hogan, 2004)

• "To read him as defensively fashioning what we now call a "black identity" is presentist." (McWhorter, 2009).

Noun

presentist (plural presentists)

A follower of presentism.

Anagrams

• persistent, pinsetters, prettiness, serpentist

Source: Wiktionary



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ACRIMONIOUS

(adjective) marked by strong resentment or cynicism; ā€œan acrimonious disputeā€; ā€œbitter about the divorceā€


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