PRETERISTS

Noun

preterists

plural of preterist

Source: Wiktionary


PRETERIST

Pret"er*ist, n. Etym: [Pref. preter- + -ist.]

1. One whose chief interest is in the past; one who regards the past with most pleasure or favor.

2. (Theol.)

Definition: One who believes the prophecies of the Apocalypse to have been already fulfilled. Farrar.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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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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