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FUTURIST
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who predicts the future
Synonyms:
fantast; futurist
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("futurist" is a kind of...):
illusionist; seer; visionary (a person with unusual powers of foresight)
Derivation:
futurism (the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("futurist" is a kind of...):
theologian; theologiser; theologist; theologizer (someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology)
Derivation:
futurism (the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future)
II. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to futurism
Example:
futurist art
Synonyms:
futurist; futuristic
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
futurism (an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age)
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