presentism

noun

Etymology

From present + -ism.

  1. derived from prae-
  2. derived from praesens
  3. derived from present
  4. inherited from present
  5. suffixed as presentism — “present + ism

Definitions

  1. The view that neither the future nor the past exist (events and entities that are wholly…

    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. The ahistorical interpretation of past phenomena in terms of current beliefs and…

    The ahistorical interpretation of past phenomena in terms of current beliefs and knowledge.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA