preterist

n.

[Pref. preter- + -ist.]

1. One whose chief interest is in the past; one who regards the past with most pleasure or favor.

2. (Theol.) One who believes the prophecies of the Apocalypse to have been already fulfilled. Farrar.

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1) one whose chief interest is in the past; someone whose main pleasure is in reliving the past
2) [Theol.] one who believes the prophecies of the Apocalypse to have been already fulfilled

IN BRIEF: n. - A theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) have already been fulfilled.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a theologian who believes that the prophecies of the Apocalypse have already been fulfilled

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