presentism

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Synonyms: presentist, presents, presenting, presential, presentive, presention, preceptism, presenteeism, presbytism, presenium

Antonyms: presentist, presents, presenting, presential, presentive, presention, preceptism, presenteeism, presbytism, presenium

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|philosophy}} 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 [[belief]]s and [[knowledge]].

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