Associations to the word «Presentism»

Wiktionary

PRESENTISM, noun. The belief that only current phenomena are relevant.
PRESENTISM, noun. Interpreting past phenomena in terms of current beliefs and knowledge.

Dictionary definition

PRESENTISM, noun. The doctrine that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) are presently in the course of being fulfilled.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley