presentist

American  

[prez-uhn-tist] / ˈprɛz ən tɪst /

noun

Theology.

1. a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse are now being fulfilled.

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Etymology

Origin of presentist

First recorded in 1875–80; present ¹ + -ist

Example Sentences

This may be done from the best of motives, but it is shortsighted in the extreme — you might even say presentist.

From Washington Post • Aug. 29, 2022

A presentist approach concerns itself with the present concerns of philosophy and holds past philosophers to present standards.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

“We can’t be presentist about this particular crime. That twinned marginalization is important to understand.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2021

To a great extent, Bannon’s framing is a presentist error, an overlay of modern notions of citizenship and national boundaries over a time when those very things were still fluid and contested.

From Slate • Sep. 12, 2017

Another group argues that all historical films are presentist — they use the past to illuminate modern conundrums.

From Washington Post • Apr. 20, 2017