presentism

ˈprɛzəntɪzəm

Definition

Definition of presentism - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

historical interpretation

TECH.

tendency to view history through current beliefs

TECH.

His presentism led him to judge past cultures harshly.

anachronism

historicism

philosophy

TECH.

belief that only the present is real

TECH.

Presentism argues that the past and future are illusions.

religious doctrine

TECH.

doctrine that prophecies are being fulfilled now

TECH.

The church's presentism interprets events as signs of prophecy.

futurism

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Origin of presentism

Latin, praesens (present) + -ism (doctrine)

Examples of presentism in a sentence

Critics argue that presentism oversimplifies complex histories.
In presentism, only the current moment holds significance.
Presentism dismisses the reality of historical events.
Presentism leads them to see current events as prophetic.
Their belief in presentism shapes their worldview.

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French:présentisme, vision contemporaine, ...
German:Präsentismus, ...
Italian:presentismo, dottrina del presentismo, ...
Spanish:presentismo, doctrina del presente, ...
Portuguese:presentismo, presenteísmo, ...
Chinese:现代主义, 现世主义, ...
Japanese:現在主義, ...
Arabic:حاضِرِيَّة, حاضِرِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:פְּרֶזֶנְטִיזְם, דּוֹקְטְרִינַת הַגְשָׁמַת נְבוּאוֹת בַּהֲוֶה, ...
Russian:презентизм, настоящий момент, ...
Ukrainian:презентизм, теперішній реалізм, ...
Hindi:वर्तमानवाद, प्रेजेंटिज्म, ...
Bengali:বর্তমানবাদ, প্রেজেন্টিজম, ...
Catalan:presentisme, ...
Czech:prezentismus, učení o současném naplňování proroctví, ...
Danish:nutidssyn, presentisme, ...
Dutch:presentisme, hedentijdsgeloof, ...
Greek:παροντισμός, προφητισμός, ...
Hungarian:prezentizmus, csak a jelen valóságosságának tana, ...
Khmer:និន្នាការមើលប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រតាមជំនឿនៃបច្ចុប្បន្ន, ទស្សនៈដែលជឿថាមានតែបច្ចុប្បន្នប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលពិតប្រាកដ, ...
Korean:현재주의, 현재론, ...
Persian:حال‌گرایی, زمان‌حال‌گرایی, ...
Polish:prezentizm, teoria prezentyzmu, ...
Portuguese (BR):presentismo, presenteísmo, ...
Romanian:prezentism, ...
Swedish:presentism, nutidsfokuserad profetia, ...
Thai:การมองประวัติศาสตร์ด้วยมุมมองปัจจุบัน, ปัจจุบันนิยม, ...
Turkish:presentizm, şimdilikçilik, ...
Vietnamese:chủ nghĩa hiện tại, thuyết hiện tại, ...

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