futurism
English
Etymology
Noun
futurism (countable and uncountable, plural futurisms)
- (art) 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.
- The study and prediction of possible futures.
- Synonym: futurology
- (Judaism) The Jewish expectation of the messiah in the future rather than recognizing him in the presence of Christ.
- (Christianity) Eschatological interpretations associating some Biblical prophecies with future events yet to be fulfilled, including the Second Coming.
Derived terms
Translations
art movement
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study of possible futures — see futurology