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presentist

pres·en·tist
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prez-uh n-tist]
    • /ˈprɛz ən tɪst/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [prez-uh n-tist]
    • /ˈprɛz ən tɪst/

Definitions of presentist word

  • noun presentist a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse are now being fulfilled. Compare futurist, preterist (def 1). 1
  • noun presentist one with a bias towards present-day points of view 0
  • adjective presentist characteristic of a presentist or presentism 0

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Origin of presentist

First appearance:

before 1875
One of the 25% newest English words
First recorded in 1875-80; present1 + -ist

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Parts of speech for Presentist

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

presentist popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 53% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

presentist usage trend in Literature

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