preterist

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From preter- + -ist.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA: /ˈprɛtərɪst/

Noun[edit]

preterist (plural preterists)

  1. One whose chief interest is in the past.
  2. (theology) an adherent of preterism; one who believes that the Biblical prophecies of the Apocalypse refer to historical events which have already taken place
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