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Meaning of presentism

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

presentism

noun

Definitions

  1. The view that neither the future nor the past exist (events and entities that are wholly past or wholly future do not exist at all).

  2. The belief that only current phenomena are relevant.

  3. Ahistorically and erroneously interpreting past phenomena in terms of current beliefs and knowledge.