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10 Language-to-English DictionariesPresentist
/ˈprɛz.ən.tɪst/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who believes that the present is the most important time in history, often in contrast to those who emphasize the past or future.
"As a presentist, she argued that understanding current events requires a focus on contemporary issues rather than historical precedents." - 2
In philosophy, a view that only the present is real, and that past and future events are not.
"The presentist perspective challenges traditional views of time, asserting that only present objects exist."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'presentist' derives from the word 'present', which comes from the Latin 'praesens', meaning 'being at hand'. The suffix '-ist' indicates a person who holds a particular doctrine or practice, emerging in the late 19th century to describe those who emphasize the importance of the present in philosophical discourse.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Presentist" is said worldwide
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présentiste
Transliteration: prɛzɑ̃tist
"En tant que présentiste, il croit que le présent est la période la plus significative."
Präsentist
Transliteration: prɛzɛntɪst
"Als Präsentist argumentiert er, dass die Gegenwart die wichtigste Zeit ist."
presentista
Transliteration: prezenˈtista
"Come presentista, sostiene che il presente sia l'unico tempo reale."
presentista
Transliteration: pɾesenˈtista
"Como presentista, cree que el presente es lo más importante."
presentista
Transliteration: pɾezenˈtista
"Como presentista, ele argumenta que o presente é o mais relevante."
वर्तमानवादी
Transliteration: vartamanvadi
"एक वर्तमानवादी के रूप में, वह वर्तमान को सबसे महत्वपूर्ण मानता है।"
现在主义者
Transliteration: xiànzài zhǔyì zhě
"作为一个现在主义者，他认为现在是最重要的时间。"
현재주의자
Transliteration: hyeonjaejuuija
"현재주의자로서 그는 현재가 가장 중요하다고 믿습니다."
現在主義者
Transliteration: genzaishugisha
"現在主義者として、彼は現在が最も重要だと考えています。"
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