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preterist

[ pret-er-ist ]
/ ˈprɛt ər ɪst /
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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
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