preterist

[ pret-er-ist ]
/ ˈprɛt ər ɪst /
Theology

noun

a person who maintains that the prophecies in the Apocalypse have already been fulfilled.Compare futurist(def 2), presentist.

adjective

of or relating to the preterists.

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Origin of preterist

First recorded in 1960–65; preter- + -ist

Words nearby preterist

pretension, pretensive, pretentious, preter-, preterhuman, preterist, preterit, preterite, preterition, preteritive, preterlegal
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