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Meaning of futurism

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

futurism

noun

Definitions

  1. An early 20th century avant-garde art movement focused on speed, the mechanical, and the modern, which took a deeply antagonistic attitude to traditional artistic conventions.

  2. The study and prediction of possible futures.

    Synonyms:futurology
  3. The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future rather than recognizing him in the presence of Christ.

  4. Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming.