"presentist" meaning in English

See presentist in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more presentist [comparative], most presentist [superlative]
Etymology: present + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|present|ist}} present + -ist Head templates: {{en-adj}} presentist (comparative more presentist, superlative most presentist)
  1. Of or pertaining to presentism; viewing the past with a perspective limited to present-day attitudes and beliefs.
    Sense id: en-presentist-en-adj-1ntURv9w Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ist Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 91 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ist: 93 7

Noun

Forms: presentists [plural]
Etymology: present + -ist Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|present|ist}} present + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} presentist (plural presentists)
  1. A follower of presentism.
    Sense id: en-presentist-en-noun-KvtIlDpQ

Inflected forms

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