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FUTURIST

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who predicts the future

Synonyms:

fantast; futurist

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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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